Legal Opinion
United States v. Blevins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 16, 2008No. 07-3298PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Tax preparer Leon Travis Blevins prepared and filed twenty federal income tax returns for seven taxpayers that falsely claimed Schedule C business losses, Schedule E rental losses, and Form 4797 losses from the sale of business property for the 1999-2002 tax years. At least six of the taxpayers were investors in a foundering business run by Blevins that bought and sold home mortgages and engaged in other real estate activities. Some returns falsely claimed the business’s ordinary losses as if they were incurred by the investor-taxpayers. Other claimed losses were wholly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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