Pro tennis player sues accountants for $4 million
February 9, 2021 - Samantha Stosur, a professional tennis player who was born in Australia but resides in Tampa, has sued a pair of accountants who, she claims, bungled her tax returns, resulting in Stosur being assessed with more than $4 million in fines and penalties payable to the IRS. Stosur, 36, has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the world and has earned some $19 million during her time on the Women’s Tennis Association tour. In 2007, she began working with Bradenton accountant Jay Hans, who in 2013 introduced her to New York accountant Francis Sands, who was enlisted to help deal with an IRS audit of Stosur’s tax returns. Stosur’s lawsuit, filed in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, seeks an unspecified amount of damages, court costs and other financial relief.