Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Washington Return Preparer | OPA

The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington seeking to bar a Kent, Washington, 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.

The civil complaint filed against Soledad Rubio alleges that she owns and operates defendant GIG Universal Multi Servicios. 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 complaint, GIG prepared nearly 5,200 tax returns in aggregate for tax years 2016 and 2017…