Overland Park Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charge

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - An Overland Park business owner has pleaded guilty to a federal tax charge. She agreed to pay $28,037 in restitution.

Becky L. Harper, 48, Overland Park, Kan., who owned and operated the Double Take Salon and Spa in Overland Park, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of making a false statement to the Internal Revenue Service. The company was an S Corporation and she was the sole shareholder. In her plea, Harper admitted her business had gross receipts in 2007 of approximately $973,219, including more than $24,000 in cash. She did not deposit the cash receipts into the bank account for the business. Instead she spent a portion of the cash for business expenses and the remainder for personal expenses. She did not report any wages or salary in 2007.

Sentencing is set for June 13. Both parties have agreed to recommend she serve a year on federal probation and pay restitution. The Internal Revenue Service and Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley worked on the case.