Indy Attorney Faces Income Tax Charges
Robert E. Lehman, 57, of Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced to eight months in prison and six months home detention following his guilty plea to making a false federal income tax return. Lehman was a personal injury lawyer. The evidence presented indicated that Lehman signed and filed false Form 1040 personal income tax returns with the IRS for the years 2002 through 2004. The returns were false in that Lehman understated his business income. To commit the offense, Lehman did the following: When Lehman paid his clients from the firm trust account, he would cut two checks. Both checks were made payable to the client. Lehman would then direct the client to endorse one check to him. These checks represented fees or income to Lehman’s law practice. Lehman’s law practice, however, would treat both of the checks made payable to the clients as cost of goods sold. As a result, the net income would be underreported. For the three years charged, Lehman underpaid in federal income tax by more than $100,000.
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