<p>Italian designer duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of evading tax in their home country and were sentenced to 20 months in prison.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dolce and Gabbana (D&G) were accused of selling their company to a Luxembourg-based firm, Gado, in 2004 to avoid declaring tax on USD 1.3 billion.<br />Prosecutors claimed Gado is a shell company that made no administrative or financial decisions, reported Ace Showbiz.<br /><br />The designers whose clients include Madonna and Kate Moss among other high-profile celebrities had initially been acquitted of tax fraud in 2011 when a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to indict them, but the highest Italian court overturned the ruling.<br /><br />Prosecutors wanted Dolce and Gabbana to spend two and a half year in jail for the tax evasion, but the judge granted them only 20 months in prison. The designers were also ordered to pay heavy fines.</p>
<p>Italian designer duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of evading tax in their home country and were sentenced to 20 months in prison.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dolce and Gabbana (D&G) were accused of selling their company to a Luxembourg-based firm, Gado, in 2004 to avoid declaring tax on USD 1.3 billion.<br />Prosecutors claimed Gado is a shell company that made no administrative or financial decisions, reported Ace Showbiz.<br /><br />The designers whose clients include Madonna and Kate Moss among other high-profile celebrities had initially been acquitted of tax fraud in 2011 when a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to indict them, but the highest Italian court overturned the ruling.<br /><br />Prosecutors wanted Dolce and Gabbana to spend two and a half year in jail for the tax evasion, but the judge granted them only 20 months in prison. The designers were also ordered to pay heavy fines.</p>