Bridgeport Tax Preparer Indicted On Fraud Charges: Feds

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport tax preparer has been indicted on 14 counts for tax fraud, according to a statement from Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England. Torise Baker, 37, pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.

Baker prepared tax returns for clients through 101 Things 2 Do, LLC, a multi-service business she operated in Bridgeport. For the 2014 through 2016 tax years, Baker prepared numerous federal tax returns for taxpayers that claimed false deductions, including unreimbursed business expenses, charitable contributions and tax preparation fees, according to prosecutors.

In addition, Baker is accused of failing to file her own federal tax return for the 2015 tax year.

The indictment charges Baker with 13 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns and one count of failure to file an income tax return.