Sharhonda Law, Tax Fraud, Louisiana 2024

A Shreveport tax preparer has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for her role in filing false tax returns, resulting in a total loss of $123,455.

Sharhonda Law, 39, of Haughton, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. on November 20, 2024, to 20 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release.

Law was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $123,455. The investigation into the false tax return showed that Law’s client did not have a farm, nor did they tell Law they owned or operated a farm.

Law pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in making and subscribing a false return. In addition to the false tax return prepared for one client, Law made similar misrepresentations on six other tax returns prepared for clients.

Law falsified her own income on two of her personal tax returns, and she failed to file tax returns for other years. The total criminal tax loss in this case was determined to be $123,455.

The case was investigated by Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robin S. McCoy.

Law, who owned and operated Law’s Tax Service in Shreveport, was the sole tax return preparer for the company.

According to information presented in court, Law prepared and filed a client’s 2019 tax return with the IRS, which included a false and fraudulent Schedule F, “Profit or Loss from Farming,” that falsely claimed the client had farming income and incurred farming expenses.

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