LHSAA Sues Government Over Spending by Ex-Commish

Questionable spending by Tommy Henry, the former longtime commissioner of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, has forced the group to sue the U.S. government in an effort to recover federal employment taxes, interest and related penalties. The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that the LHSAA is seeking a refund of more than $12,000 that the association paid the Internal Revenue Service in December, contending that the taxes, interest and penalties were "erroneously or illegally assessed and collected," according to the complaint filed in Baton Rouge federal court.

That figure represents just one of 12 quarterly bills that the IRS says the group owes from the third quarter of 2004 to the second quarter of 2007. The association states in the complaint that it "had been subject to an annual independent outside audit by a CPA firm, and had never been notified that any expense documentation was insufficient." If the LHSAA wins, it would be refunded the $12,247, Tim Burgmeier, the association's tax attorney, told reporter Joe Gyan Jr. If it loses, the LHSAA would likely owe the IRS some $180,000 in total taxes, plus interest and penalties that continue to accrue.

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