A Texas tax return preparer was sentenced on October 7, 2026, to 14 months in prison for her role in conspiring to file false tax returns on behalf of clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately February 2020 to October 2022, Sivagami Chidambaram conspired with a tax return preparation business owner and several of his employees to defraud the United States by filing tax returns for clients that contained false business expenses. These false expenses artificially reduced the taxes the clients owed to the IRS, which enabled them to receive refunds to which they
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