Guillermo Dahilig, Tax Fraud, Hawaii 2023

Guillermo Dahilig, the owner and operator of Speedy Gill Services, a tax preparation business on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The sentencing occurred on an unspecified date in the past, but the exact date was not provided in the source. Dahilig, a resident of Waialua, Hawaii, was found guilty of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2).

According to court documents and information presented in court, Dahilig prepared between 750 and 1,000 tax returns per year for clients, charging between $100 and $200 per return. He falsified his clients’ tax returns by claiming deductions for items such as medical expenses, personal property tax, job expenses, and charitable contributions that he knew were greater than the figures provided by his clients.

Dahilig then filed the returns, knowing that they would generate refunds larger than his clients deserved. In addition, from at least 2010 through 2013, Dahilig underreported the income of Speedy Gill Services on the income tax returns he prepared and filed for himself and his wife.

As part of his sentence, Dahilig has been ordered to pay $318,222.00 in restitution to the IRS for the taxes due from fraudulent tax returns filed between tax years 2010 and 2015 for himself and his clients. Following his incarceration, Dahilig will be on supervised release for 1 year.

The case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amalia Fenton. U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway presided over the case, remarking upon the significant loss to the IRS caused by Dahilig’s conduct, and emphasizing that he had “violated the trust” of his clients.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/oahu-tax-preparer-sentenced-18-months-prison-filing-fraudulent-returns