State agency to probe high cost tax refund loans
The state Division of Human Rights has launched a major statewide investigation of commercial tax preparers, looking at potentially discriminatory practices targeting of military and minority families for high-cost tax refund loans.The agency on Monday served subpoenas on industry leaders H & R Block of Kansas City, Mo., and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service of Parsippany, NJ, requiring officials previously requested documents voluntarily. The same request had been made of No. 3 Liberty Tax Service, but the Virginia Beach, Va.-based company already complied on its own.
There is no room for targeting of discrimination and harmful abusive state in our products, “said Human Rights Commissioner Kumiki Gibson, a native of Buffalo.” We can not and will not sit still while New Yorkers continue to be a victim.
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