IRS Notices & Letters
“A tax preparer promised me a massive refund using a secret self-employment tax credit, am I legally liable for fraud if they falsify my return to get the money?”
Questions like this often turn on how much the taxpayer knew about the claimed credit, what information was provided to the preparer, and whether the return was signed under penalties of perjury with obvious inaccuracies. In many cases, the IRS looks at both the preparer’s conduct and the taxpayer’s role, especially if the refund claim involved a made-up self-employment tax credit or other unsupported item. The details of communications, supporting records, and any warning signs can matter a great deal when evaluating possible fraud exposure and related penalties. Sitting down with a CPA for thirty minutes is usually enough to draw a clean line on this.
In your 60-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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