TIGTA has issued a report urging the IRS to address non-filing preparers and high-risk preparers with their own balance due tax liabilities and penalties. The report identified 10,495 preparers who prepared more than two million tax returns for clients in 2016, but who did not file a corresponding 2016 personal tax return. The top 100 preparers prepared approximately 1,000 to 6,000 tax returns for clients and received between $189,000 and $1 million in compensation for tax preparation. TIGTA estimated $45.6 million in potential taxes could be assessed if the IRS worked 6,903 of the cases. (www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2020reports/202030027fr.pdf)
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