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California Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years – Cost the IRS at Least $28 Million in Unpaid Taxes

by | Oct 21, 2024 | Department of Justice, IRS, Tax Crimes |

A California tax preparer was sentenced to six years in federal prison and to pay nearly $500,000 in restitution for costing the IRS over $28 million in taxes by filing false tax returns for his clients.

Salvador Gonzalez operated Grace’s Lighthouse Resource Center, Inc., a tax return preparation business in Corona, California, where he would take false charitable donation deductions and claim false medical expenses for his clients. He also encouraged them to create phony businesses to deduct personal expenses such as their mortgage and car payments.

Don’t let a tax preparer lead you down the wrong path. If something sounds too good to be true, spend time investigating. Although it is Mr. Gonzalez who is going to prison, the IRS will surely be auditing and collecting the unpaid taxes from many of his clients, some of whom may face criminal prosecution.

To read the full news release, click here.

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