MCCOMB, Miss. – On September 16, 2024, Lashotta Smothers, 40, of McComb, was indicted by a Pike County Grand Jury on charges of fraudulent statements and representations (MS Code 97-7-10) and Computer Fraud (MS Code 97-45-3) for fraudulent tax returns she filed for tax years 2021-2023.
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The Department of Revenue is the primary agency for collecting tax revenues that support state and local governments in Mississippi. This website provides information about the various taxes administered, access to online filing, and forms.
The Department of Revenue is responsible for titling and registration of motor vehicles, monitoring ad valorem assessments throughout the state to ensure consistent appraisal and valuation of properties among the municipalities and counties of the state, enforcement of Mississippi's Prohibition and Local Option Law and operating as the wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages.
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The Department of Revenue will require all Withholding taxpayers filing Wage or Withholding Informational Returns with 10 or more W-2s or 1099s to file electronically for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and all subsequent tax years.
Failure to file returns electronically may subject taxpayers and/or tax preparers to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first instance of noncompliance and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional instance of noncompliance. This authority is granted to the Department of Revenue under Miss Code Ann Section 27-3-83 and Title 35, Part 1, Chapter 4 of the Mississippi Administrative Practices and Procedures Code.
On August 26, 2024, 69-year-old Ray A. Sims, Jr. of Hattiesburg entered a plea of guilty on two counts of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Lamar County Circuit Judge Brad Touchstone.
On August 13, 2024, Jared Frank Cannon, 46, of Ocean Springs, MS, was indicted by a Jackson County Grand Jury on charges of tax evasion (MS Code 27-3-79) for tax years 2017-2022.
On May 7, 2024, David M. Sanford, 58, of Laurel, MS, entered a plea of guilty to one count of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Jones County Circuit Judge Dal Williamson.