Ex-Tax Preparation Business Owner Sentenced Over Tax Charges

The former owner of Speedy Tax Services LLC in Washington, D.C., and District Heights, Md., was sentenced to 21 months in prison for allegedly conspiring to file false tax returns, wire fraud, and tax evasion, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

Awett Tedla allegedly prepared and electronically filed false income tax returns for clients that reported fake businesses and claimed tax credits to inflate tax refunds, according to the DOJ. She allegedly caused a tax loss to the IRS amounting to over $171,500, the government said.

She also allegedly filed a tax return that underreported gross receipts from her business ...