I would hope that everyone knows that filing a late, or delinquent, tax return is a much better choice than filing a false, fraudulent tax return.  Not everyone may know, however, that it is okay to file a delinquent tax return, no matter how late it is!  Tax Resolution Services, who has prepared well over 25,000 federal and multi-state tax returns for our clients, can help you file your delinquent tax return today! Better late than never!  Or, as we’d like to say at Tax Resolution Services, better a delinquent tax filing than a fraudulent one - as these two men from Nebraska are about to find out! 

Two men from Lincoln, Neb., were indicted by a federal grand jury on tax fraud charges that could put them behind bars for 10 years.

Christian Quevedo, 27, and Carlos Carpio, 27, both of Lincoln, were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false claims for income tax refunds totaling $121,936.00 for the 2005 and 2006 tax years.

According to the indictment, the claims for tax refunds were based on false income tax returns filed by individuals recruited by Quevedo and Carpio. The returns misrepresented the true identity of the employers of the individuals on whose behalf the tax returns were filed and also inflated income and federal income tax withholding amounts of the individuals.

The false returns were based on false Forms W-2s created by the defendants that contained fabricated names of employers, income and federal withholding amounts. According to the indictment, Quevedo and Carpio caused the inflated income tax refunds to be paid by the IRS to them. They kept most of the money and paid a small portion to the individuals on whose behalf the fraudulent income tax returns were filed.

In addition to prison time, each man could receive fines of up to $250,000.

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