LightFieldStudios/Envato Stephanie Murrin believed she was doing the responsible thing by hiring a professional to handle her taxes. Now she’s fighting the IRS over a $328,000 tax bill tied to returns filed back in the 1990s (1). The man who prepared them, Duane Howell, allegedly inflated deductions and fabricated expenses to boost refunds and line his own pockets. Howell, whose license had already been suspended for previous fraud convictions, allegedly inflated deductions and fabricated expenses across ...