Larry E. Snow, Tax Fraud, Pennsylvania 2012
Federal authorities have filed a civil lawsuit to bar Larry E. Snow, a Pennsylvania man, from preparing federal tax returns for others.
Larry E. Snow, of Seward, Pa., pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent individual income tax returns in February 2012.
Snow was later sentenced to six months of home detention and three years of probation.
The civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania alleges that Snow repeatedly prepared returns with false deductions for medical expenses, personal property taxes, charitable contributions, and unreimbursed employee expenses.
He allegedly maintained a list he referred to as “IRS Gimmies,” which were items he instructed his employees to report on each return prepared in his accounting practice, regardless of whether the client was entitled to them.
The IRS estimates that Snow’s fraudulent return preparation for one year alone cost the U.S. Treasury over $1.3 million in lost tax revenue.
Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013. The IRS has tips for choosing a tax preparer on their website.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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