LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas tax return preparer pleaded responsible to submitting false tax returns for shoppers, leading to at the very least $550,000 in tax loss, in response to the U.S. Division of Justice.
Keisy Altagracia Sosa pleaded responsible Wednesday to 1 rely of aiding and aiding within the preparation and submitting of a false tax return.
Since at the very least 2007, Sosa has operated Nationwide Tax Service, a tax return preparation enterprise in Las Vegas. In accordance with courtroom paperwork and statements made in courtroom, from 2016 to 2021, Sosa ready and filed with the IRS false tax returns on behalf of shoppers.
The tax returns falsely claimed dependents, claimed fictitious Schedule A bills, equivalent to gross sales taxes paid and unreimbursed worker bills and claimed fictitious Schedule C bills purportedly related to a enterprise operated by the taxpayer, the DOJ mentioned.
The IRS despatched a number of letters notifying Sosa that the returns that she filed appeared inaccurate and that she might not have met her due diligence necessities. The letters additionally reminded her of these obligations and directed her to sources with extra details about these obligations. Nonetheless, after receiving the letters, Sosa continued to arrange false returns, in response to the DOJ.
Sosa’s sentencing is scheduled for June 11 and the utmost statutory penalty is three years in jail in addition to a interval of supervised launch and financial penalties.
The DOJ desires to remind taxpayers to stay vigilant in opposition to unscrupulous tax preparers. Tax preparers that promise bigger refunds than their competitors might place taxpayers liable to being a part of a felony scheme. The IRS urges all taxpayers to confirm that the knowledge on their tax returns is appropriate earlier than submitting.
For extra tips about methods to safeguard your self in opposition to unscrupulous tax preparers, and for data on methods to discover a preparer, go to the IRS web site. The IRS additionally gives suggestions on selecting a tax skilled as a small enterprise taxpayer. Moreover, the IRS has launched a free listing of federal tax preparers to assist taxpayers discover skilled, credentialed preparers acknowledged by the company or who maintain an Annual Submitting Season Program Report of Completion.
