<prompt> Human: In the past I usually used TurboTax to file my own taxes, but as last years taxes were somewhat more complicated I asked a tax advisor to take care of my taxes. The advisors office looks somewhat like a startup-like environment, but Ive heard good things about the advisor from colleagues and so decided to give it a try in retrospect most of the feedback was along the lines: I got back much more taxes than expected, because the advisor found things that I didnt consider beforehand.My meeting with the advisor was probably the point were I should have just walked out, but because I was about to get billed close to 500 I decided to continue: Basically the tax advisor pushed me really hard towards things that made a very sketchy impression on me: For example he asked me about a particular deduction and I didnt have any receipts so I gave him a good guess. He told me the number I told him is way too low and I can deduct 4x the amount and that the IRS is not going to check that anyway. I had to push really hard to get him to use the number that I quoted.Now at the end of the year I finally had some time to look at the forms that he filed and I found some huge red-flags. For example he added another deduction for several thousand dollars that we didnt even discuss during the meeting or at least I have no idea where that number is coming from. After initially filing the return I got back _much_ more taxes than expected - in retrospect thats not surprising anymore.Some of the questions that I have:1 How do I fix this mess? Am I in the clear if I amend my tax return and remove those bogus deductions? Or will the IRS ask me why I filed them in the first place?2 Its obvious that Im going to be financially liable for those taxes interest penalties if I get audited. Am I also liable from a legal perspective - did I do something criminal by not checking the return that the advisor filed for me?3 Are tax advisors usually that sketchy? When filing my own taxes I tried to be as accurate as possible and usually erred on the side of caution. This advisor is completely the opposite - hes pretty much Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad.  <response>: If you signed the tax return, you are responsible for its accuracy.Id file an amended return correcting the fraudulent deductions and report the dishonest advisor to the IRS and state tax authorities as well. 