Ashraf Hassan-Gouda, Assisting in False Tax Return, New Jersey 2013

Ex-Tax Preparer Convicted of Assisting in False Tax Return

Ashraf Hassan-Gouda, a former resident of Mays Landing, N.J., was found guilty of assisting in the preparation of a false federal individual income tax return. The Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the guilty plea yesterday.

According to court documents, Hassan-Gouda, the owner of Tax World, a tax preparation business in Atlantic City, N.J., prepared a false tax return for a client at his business in 2003.

Hassan-Gouda was charged by a federal indictment on March 27, 2007. His case was scheduled for trial beginning May 6, 2013, before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden, N.J. However, he pleaded guilty.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2013. Hassan-Gouda faces a maximum potential sentence of three years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.

Assistant Attorney General for the Justice’s Tax Division, Kathryn Keneally, thanked special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation for investigating the case, and Tax Division Trial Attorneys Yael Epstein, Thomas Voracek, and Shawn Noud for prosecuting the case.

The investigation and prosecution of tax crimes is a key priority for the federal government. This case highlights the importance of ensuring that individuals and businesses comply with tax laws and regulations.

Hassan-Gouda’s conviction serves as a reminder that tax crimes will be vigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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