ATLANTA – 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 monetary penalties.
According to a plea agreement entered Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brown failed to comply with IRS requirements by failing to identify herself as a paid preparer on the tax returns she filed on behalf of her clients…