NY Tax Prep Business Sues IRS to Recover Right to E-File Returns

New York tax preparation company Zirin Tax Co. Inc. sued the IRS for wrongfully suspending its e-filing identification numbers without adequate explanation after the agency criminally investigated the business for possibly filing fraudulent returns.

Zirin, which does business as Steven-Louis Income Tax Centers and collectively with Holtz Group Inc. as “SL Tax,” said in a complaint that the IRS violated its due process rights and the Administrative Procedure Act by offering the company no pre-suspension notice or opportunity to be heard before its EFINs were suspended., The action causes irreparable harm to the company because it “is not possible to ...