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Jacksonville Preparer Ordered to Pay $1.8M in Tax Fraud Case
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Subscribe23 FEB 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
Jacksonville-based tax preparer Survalarie Harris from Tax Genie Tax Service has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.8m for preparing fraudulent tax returns. Harris had fabricated businesses and expenses on over 900 client returns across three years, enabling clients to qualify for refundable credits and causing a significant loss to the treasury.
Every tax season, someone thinks they found a shortcut. A little Schedule C here, a small “side hustle” there, shave down AGI, boost a refund, collect a fee. Easy money, right? Until IRS Criminal Investigation knocks on the door. That is essentially what...
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