N.D. Ga. · TaxFY2018–FY2025

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Tax in the Northern District of Georgia

Q: What is the typical sentence for tax offences in the Northern District of Georgia?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 22 months (1 yr 10 mo), with the middle half of terms between 12 and 33 months. 78% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for tax offences is 15 months.

Q: How often are tax offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

33% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 43% below it for other reasons; 25% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

Q: How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, tax offences had a median prison term of 15 months and a within-range share of 24% over the same period. The district's figures are above on median term and close to the national within-range share.

Q: Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2T1.1 and §2T1.4.

Q: Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

N.D. Ga. · Eleventh Circuit · Tax nationally

The datafile contains cases reported to the Commission with sentencing documents. Sentence length statistics use the Commission's capped variable (sentences of 470 months or longer, including life, are recorded as 470 months) and exclude sentences of probation or a fine only. Figures are aggregates of past cases and are not a prediction for any case.

<10cases, FY202550 over FY2018–FY2025

22median prison monthsnational, this offence: 15

25%within guideline rangenational 24%

78%cases with a prison termnational 66%

§ 1Length of prison terms

<10

41%

26%

<10

median 22 mo

under 6 mo6–11 mo1–2 yr2–3 yr3–5 yr5–10 yr10–15 yr15–20 yr20–30 yr30 yr+life

Share of cases with a prison term, by length of the term (39 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: tax offences nationally.

Interquartile range 12–33 months; mean 36. 0 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

Tax was the primary offence type in 50 cases sentenced in the Northern District of Georgia between FY2018 and FY2025 (1% of the district's cases), with <10 in FY2025.

The median prison term was 22 months (1 yr 10 mo), longer than the national median for tax offences (15 months) and close to the Eleventh Circuit median (24). Half of prison terms fell between 12 and 33 months; 78% of cases carried a prison term.

25% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 24%); 33% were below the range on a government motion and 43% below it for other reasons.

These are aggregates of past cases. The guideline range for any case depends on its offence level, criminal history and statutory minimums, and the sentence on the court's findings; no figure here estimates an outcome.

§ 3Position relative to the guideline range

Within guideline range 25%Above range 0%Below range, government sponsored 33%Below range, other 43%Not determinable <10

§ 4Compared with the district, the circuit and the nation

Measure	N.D. Ga., tax	N.D. Ga., all offences	11th Cir., tax	US, tax
Cases per fiscal year	<10	536	52	463
Share of district caseload	1.2%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	22	42	24	15
Mean prison months	36	66	—	22
Cases with a prison term	78%	91%	79%	66%
Within guideline range	25%	33%	36%	24%
Above range	0%	3%	—	1%
Below range, government sponsored	33%	40%	21%	27%
Below range, other	43%	24%	42%	48%
Median final offence level	17	21	—	15

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Tax cases sentenced per fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Median prison months by fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

Fiscal year	Cases	Prison	Median months	Within range	Below, gov.	Below, other	Above
FY2018	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2022	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2023	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2024	14	—	22	—	—	—	0%
FY2025	<10	fewer than 10 cases

§ 6Criminal history

Category I— · 85%

Category II<10

Category III0% · 5%

Category IV0% · 1%

Category V0% · 1%

Category VI<10

Share of cases at each final criminal history category; grey figure: tax offences nationally.

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 168 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2T1.1 Tax evasion; fraudulent or false returns · 21 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2T1.4 Aiding, assisting or advising tax fraud · 21 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2T1.6 · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2T1.9 · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)

Primary guidelines the Commission associates with this offence type, with the district's caseload under each across all offence types.

§ 8Questions and answers

What is the typical sentence for tax offences in the Northern District of Georgia?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 22 months (1 yr 10 mo), with the middle half of terms between 12 and 33 months. 78% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for tax offences is 15 months.

How often are tax offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

33% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 43% below it for other reasons; 25% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, tax offences had a median prison term of 15 months and a within-range share of 24% over the same period. The district's figures are above on median term and close to the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2T1.1 and §2T1.4.

Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

§ 9Other offence types in the Northern District of Georgia

§ 10Provenance

Source: United States Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles, fiscal years 2018–2025 (US government works), aggregated by this site; the FY2025 file is dated 29 Apr 2026. Offence type is the Commission's OFFGUIDE code 29; district is CIRCDIST 93. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.