Georgia tax preparer must close business after 90% of federal returns found ‘fictitious’

A federal court has permanently barred a Georgia tax preparer, and her tax preparation business, from filing federal income tax returns. The business was also ordered to close.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Tanja D. Hollis, of Griffin, and her business, Tanja Tax Preparations, LLC, are no longer legally allowed to assist with tax preparation following Hollis’

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Court records show that 90% of the returns Hollis prepared between 2022 and 2025 contained these fictitious items.

In addition to issuing the permanent injunction, the court ordered Hollis to disgorge $567,000 to the United States. The court determined the money represented ill-gotten gains received for preparing fraudulent tax returns.

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According to USDOJ, the fraudulently claimed business expenses for customers who did not own or operate a business and education expenses for customers who were not enrolled as students.

The court also found that Hollis manipulated her customers’ adjusted gross income by reporting fictitious business profits. This scheme allowed her clients to claim larger earned income tax credits than they were legally entitled to receive.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued the permanent injunction yesterday, barring Hollis from operating any return preparation business or promoting false tax schemes.

According to court findings, Hollis knowingly prepared and filed federal income tax returns that understated taxpayers’ liabilities.

The order bans Hollis from acting as a return preparer, preparing tax returns, assisting others in return preparation or engaging in conduct that interferes with the administration of internal revenue laws.

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