Lexington man pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns

A Lexington man pleaded guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— A Lexington man pleaded guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns.

Jeffrey Harmon helped prepare a 2016 tax return claiming false deductions for rent and depreciation for one of his clients and filed a false 2012 tax return for himself, says the United States Department of Justice.

He owned TFL Worldwide, a tax preparation business through which he filed returns for clients claiming fraudulent deductions related to rent, utilities, meals, gift, and dues, according to court documents.

Harmon agreed that the total tax loss from his criminal conduct was approximately $320,000.

Harmon faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison for each false return count.