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The owner of a Maryland physical therapy business is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to not paying more than $258,000 in federal employment taxes.
Baltimore, MD Harshe Shende of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2021, to eight counts of failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $258,905.
The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner and Acting Special Agent in Charge Darrell J. Waldon of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.
According to Shende s guilty plea, he was the sole owner and resident agent of Progressive Rehab Services, LLC, formed on September 10, 2004, which employed physical and occupational therapists who went to nursing homes to render services to patients. Shende was the sole signatory on two bank accounts he opened for the corporation at separate banks in 2008 and 2013, respectively. Shende accrued large liabilities for Progressive Rehab by filing forms with the IRS which showed the amount of income tax withholding he collected from Progres
May 5, 2021 12:36 pm
BALTIMORE (AP) The owner of a Maryland physical therapy business is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to not paying more than $258,000 in federal employment taxes.
Harshe Shende, 57, of Hanover, pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight counts of failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service in 2014 and 2015.
According to Shende’s guilty plea, he was the sole owner and resident agent of Progressive Rehab Services. The company was formed in 2004 and employed physical and occupational therapists who worked with patients in nursing homes.
Authorities said Shende filed forms with the Internal Revenue Service showing Medicare and Social Security withholding taxes for employees but failed to pay the employment taxes to IRS. Shende also failed to pay the employers’ portion of employment taxes to the IRS, they said.