Interesting article in today’s New York Times: Inquiry Into Jackson Hewitt’s Tax Return Practices Widens, by Lynnley Browning:
Federal authorities have expanded an investigation into allegations that Jackson Hewitt offices helped prepare fraudulent income-tax returns that allowed customers to obtain refunds illegally. The Justice Department filed civil lawsuits in April accusing more than 125 Jackson Hewitt offices of knowingly enabling tens of thousands of middle- and lower-income people to obtain $70 million by falsifying their federal tax returns. Late last week, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. disclosed in a securities filing that the company itself was the subject of an IRS investigation.
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