Tax preparer pleads guilty

By Staff
A Falkville tax preparer has pled guilty in connection to income tax crimes.
Gina Wilhite Thrasher, 45, pled guilty to two felony counts of willful attempt to evade a part of the Alabama income tax law.
She was sentenced to five years in prison for each count and given years of supervised probation. Morgan County Circuit Judge Glenn Thompson later suspended the prison sentence.
During her probation period, she is prohibited from assisting in the preparation of any tax returns. The sentences are to be served concurrently. A restitution hearing will be held at a later date, which is not yet set.
Thrasher operated a bookkeeping and tax service called APM Accounting and Tax Service in Falkville.
The allegations of her crimes came to light during an Alabama Revenue Department audit of one of Thrasher’s customers. That client’s current accountant told the Revenue auditor that the client had never received a refund, nor had some others who had their returns prepared by Thrasher. The case was investigated by the Revenue Department and referred to Attorney General King’s office for further review and prosecution.