IRS warns consumers about the scourge of 'ghost' tax preparers

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Consumer Affairs - 1/22/2020 - Gary Guthrie - As taxpayers start pulling all their year-end statements, invoices, and 1040 forms together so they can file their 2019 returns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says to be prudent about the legitimacy of whoever you use to do your taxes. Why? “Ghost” tax return preparers. Ghost preparers do not sign tax returns they prepare. Rather, they simply print out the return and tell the taxpayer to sign it and mail it in themselves. If it’s an e-filed return, the ghost still doesn’t follow protocol and refuses not to digitally sign as the paid preparer. Read more @ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/ir ... 12220.html