Federal Suit Targets Tax Preparing Company
From Times Staff Reports
Federal authorities on Thursday took legal action against a Rialto tax preparation business accused of submitting fraudulent returns that cost the federal treasury $20 million.
The federal lawsuit was filed by the tax division of the U.S. Justice Department.
The suit claims that from 1999 to 2003 Carla D. Berry, Karen D. Berry, Valerie Dixon and Ivan T. Johnson, or NCK Services Inc. of Rialto, repeatedly prepared returns with improper deductions, and false and inflated deductions for mortgage interest and business expenses.
