A former IRS employee has recently pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Wayne Garvin of South Carolina most recently worked at the Taxpayer Advocate Service in Philadelphia and was forced to confess after the IRS had him on their radar. The guilty plea came after the IRS accused him of filing false tax returns and obstructing an audit by falsifying documents.
False Deductions Claimed
During the four-year span of 2012-2016, Garvin falsely deducted several expenses associated with his rental properties. He also claimed false deductions on his personal real estate tax and concocted fake charitable donations. In 2013, Garvin was able to deduct approximately $16,000 in false expenses that were associated with the time he spent in the Army Reserves. It was found that Garvin did not do any work for the Reserves in 2013, and was therefore not entitled to deduct those employment expenses.
Audit Obstruction
Prosecutors say that Garvin also tried to obstruct the audit of his 2013 and 2014 tax returns, by falsifying and providing fake documents. After all the evidence was collected by the Department of Justice, they determined that Garvin caused the IRS to lose approximately $74,000. He will be sentenced in early July and is facing a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. He will also have to pay restitution and deal with several other monetary penalties.
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