Augusta ‘Ghost’ Tax Preparer Guilty of Filing False Returns

Georgia 'Ghost' Tax Preparer Guilty Of Filing False Returns

An Augusta woman has pleaded guilty to running a “ghost” tax preparation business out of her home. Kim Brown, 40, faces up to three years in prison on each of two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns, a period of supervised release after serving her sentence, and […] The post Georgia ‘Ghost’ Tax Preparer Guilty of Filing False Returns appeared first on The Georgia Sun.

Augusta ‘ghost’ tax preparer guilty of filing false returns

BIR TO ‘HAUNT’ TAX EVADERS WITH GHOST RECEIPTS

Ghost receipts will come back to haunt businesses that use them to evade taxes. This was the warning issued by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., following the filing of criminal charges against cosmetics firm Ever Bilena for its alleged use of fake or “ghost” receipts to reduce its tax liabilities. “Ito po ay malinaw na tax evasion. Kaya’t paalala po natin sa ating mga negosyante… tigilin po natin ito.” In a post …

Augusta Pair Face Prison for Running 'Ghost' Tax Prep Schemes That Cost Treasury Over $1.5M

A man and woman who operated separate “ghost” tax preparation businesses in Augusta, Georgia, are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges that resulted in more than $1.5 million in fraudulent refunds. Allen Brown, 41, of Augusta, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and faces…