Georgia Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Return

2018-03-21

An Atlanta, Georgia, woman was sentenced to 15 months in prison for filing a false tax return, on March 20th, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak for the Northern District of Georgia.

According to documents and evidence presented in court, Gianna C. Liady co-owned K-1 Financial, a tax return preparation firm operating in Atlanta, Georgia. In November 2017, Liady pleaded guilty to a one-count Information charging her with assisting in the preparation and filing of a false federal income tax return. Liady prepared and filed false tax returns on behalf of K-1 Financial’s customers causing a tax loss to the United States of approximately $197,506.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor L. Ross ordered Liady to serve one year of supervised release and to pay restitution in the amount of $197,506.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice