<prompt> Human: A friend of mine had their federal taxes prepared by a supposedly professional accountant. Looking over the returns, there are many, many red flags. There were deductions for unreimbursed business mileage--friend doesnt own a car. Deductions for work uniforms--friend doesnt wear a uniform. Tax credit for energy-efficient residential upgrades--friend doesnt own a home. Write off of loss from the sale of stock--friend traded none of his holdings.Ive told my friend that signing and submitting these documents makes them a party to tax fraud. Do you have any suggestions as to what they can do? Should they just take their documentation to another accountant? Report this one to the IRS? What about the money already paid to this accountant?  <response>: Special agent with IRS ci here. UmeontheR offered the correct answer. Return preparer fraud is a thing. Usually the practioners that exhibit this behavior are not cpas. A person w a CPA typically has too much to lose. 