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Eric Amaefuna, 65, of King of Prussia took a number of steps to defraud the IRS at American Financial Stewardship (AFS) in northeast Philadelphia from at least 2014 through 2016, the indictment says.
These included claiming false or inflated employee business expenses, losses and miscellaneous deductions, as well as increasing the stated amount of state and local taxes paid, the indictment returned in Philadelphia says.
Amaefuna's clients, in turn, got an unspecified amount of tax refunds that they weren't entitled to, it alleges.“Our nation’s taxing system relies upon tax preparers to apply our tax laws honestly in order to help clients accurately report income and pay their fair share of federal taxes, not bend or ignore the rules to suit their client’s needs,” Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. "As we approach this year’s tax filing deadline, this is an important reminder."
Williams credited IRS Criminal Investigations with making the case, which is being handled for the government by Assistant U.S. Attorney Terri A. Marinari.
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