From 2018 through 2021, Wichman made cash transactions at various casinos and banks totaling more than $1,079,000. However, the investigation revealed that Wichman did have money available to pay his taxes. Wichman claimed he did not have the money to pay his taxes, so he did not file his tax returns.
Wichman said he prepared his taxes using commercial software, and each year, the program showed he owed a large amount of taxes. Wichman told investigating agents that he knew he owed past due taxes to the IRS. In May 2018, the IRS filed substitutes for returns for Wichman for tax years 20 and assessed additional taxes, which he also did not pay. Also, he did not timely file his tax returns for tax years 2014 through 2018 despite receiving correspondence from the IRS asking why he had not filed his tax returns. Wichman did not file his tax returns with the IRS for tax years 20. During these years, Wichman earned a total of $856,882 in wages, including $360,739 from the dealership where he altered his federal tax withholdings.
In October 2018, Wichman accessed his employer’s online payroll system and caused the dealership to not withhold any federal income taxes or employment taxes from his 20 wages. Wichman, 35, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with tax evasion.Īccording to court documents and statements made in court, Wichman worked from 2014 through 2020, mainly as a general manager at car dealerships in Northwest Arkansas. Brooks presided over the plea hearing, in Jonathan M. FAYETTEVILLE - A Cave Springs man and former general manager at several Northwest Arkansas car dealerships pleaded guilty yesterday to evading more than $263,000 in federal income taxes.
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