Justice Department seeks to shut down Kent tax return preparer

The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington seeking to bar a Kent tax return preparer from preparing federal tax returns for others.

The parties have contemporaneously filed a joint motion for entry of a permanent injunction by consent, according to an Aug. 10 U.S. Department of Justice press release.

The civil complaint filed against Soledad Rubio alleges that she owns and operates defendant GIG Universal Multi Servicios, 26236 Pacific Highway S. According to the complaint, GIG Universal Multi Servicios prepared and filed thousands of federal tax returns from 2014 through 2019. The complaint alleges that Rubio prepared federal income tax returns that underreport tax due by fraudulently claiming fabricated and overstated itemized deductions, unreimbursed employee business expenses, earned income tax credits, child tax credits and additional child tax credits, according to the press…