California tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing 480 false returns

Source:  DOJ Press Release

Defendant STEVE TACANG entered a guilty plea this morning before United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr., to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. According to Assistant United States Attorney S. Robert Tice-Raskin, who is prosecuting the case, TACANG was the principal owner and operator of EST Enterprise, a tax preparation business which operated in Vallejo, California. Between 2002 and 2004,TACANG prepared over 480 returns for scores of taxpayers containing false deduction information related to donations, unreimbursed employee expenses, safe deposit box fees and moving expenses.