Whataburger Franchisee’s Widow Sued for $613,000 Tax Penalty

The widow of a Texas Whataburger franchisee owes the IRS $613,000 of his tax penalties and undertook a foreign transaction to hide her wealth, the government alleges in a new lawsuit.

Martha S. Flume is liable for the tax debts of her late husband, Edward Flume, says the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

In 2013, the government assessed penalties against Edward for failure to report interest in a foreign corporation from 2001 to 2009 because he hadn’t filed the proper Information Return of US Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. The ...