Lakeville Woman Charged With Several Tax-Related Felonies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Lakeville woman is accused of several tax crimes while operating a cleaning business, according to the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
The MDR says the Dakota County Attorney's Office recently charged Jennifer Robin Carr with one count of making retail sales after revocation of permit, one count of failing to file a sales tax return, two counts of failure to pay sales taxes and two counts of filing a false sales tax return.
According to the criminal complaint, Carr operated Distinctive Cleaning from 1997 until 2015. Between tax periods beginning in July 2009 through May 2013, she's accused of charging clients 8.4 percent tax even though the actual tax was 6.875 percent. She then provided false invoices to the department to lower her tax liability by an estimated $104,000.
Furthermore, Carr is accused of under-reporting and underpaying her tax liability, willfully failing to file sale tax returns and pay sales tax for periods of time for her business.
If convicted, Carr could face up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine for each tax-related felony charge.