WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A Woodbridge man admitted in federal court Jan. 9 to filing two false tax returns, following a criminal investigation against him done by the IRS out of their Newark field office.
The Woodbridge man is Thomas Kohutich, 34. He pleaded guilty to two counts of subscribing a false tax return, in 2018 and 2019.
Federal prosecutors say Kohutich filed individual income tax returns (Form 1040) for 2018 and 2019 on his and his wife’s behalf. But he failed to report money he unlawfully obtained from his former employer, “which he knew constituted reportable income,” said the Newark field office in a press release it sent the media about Kohutich this week.
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The IRS did not say how much Kohutich failed to report. He is a former accountant for a manufacturing company, located in New Jersey.
As part of his plea agreement, Kohutich agreed to pay full restitution to the IRS, as well as restitution to his former employer.
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Last year, President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to hire thousands of new IRS agents, tasked with investigating people and business owners who lie, mislead or otherwise try to hide money on their tax returns. Biden’s plan is controversial: Democrats praised it, saying the federal government is losing millions each year in tax evasion, while Republicans lambasted it, saying the IRS is targeting small-business owners and working Americans.
In 2024, the IRS is scheduled to hire 20,000 new staffers, and most of those new hires will go towards enforcement. The IRS has 20 field offices located across the U.S.
“This plea serve as a reminder that the IRS is committed to ensuring all taxpayers pay their fair share of taxes,” said Tammy Tomlins, Special Agent in Charge of the Newark field office. “There is no secret formula that can eliminate an individual’s tax obligations, and those who create elaborate schemes that have no purpose other than to mislead and defraud the IRS will be prosecuted.”
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