Brooklyn Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

July 29, 2022 A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2009 to 2014 David Seruya was an original owner and shareholder of a New Jersey-based home warranty business. In 2014, Seruya entered...

Restaurant Owner Admits $2 Million Tax Fraud Scheme

July 29, 2022 Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that, William Chen, of West Hartford waived his right to be indicted and...

Peoria Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for PPP Fraud

July 29, 2022  A Peoria, Illinois man, Samuel M. Powell II, of the 1000 block of West Butler Street, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for theft of government money. Powell admitted to stealing government money through the federal Paycheck Protection...

New Mexico: First Gross Receipts Tax cut in 40 years now in effect

July 28, 2022 New Mexico businesses are reminded that the statewide Gross Receipts Tax rate dropped from 5.125% to 5% on July 1, 2022. As a result, most rates that businesses must collect and remit have changed, as well. Governor Lujan Grisham brought Republicans and...

Mississippi: Pass Through Entity Election Notice

July 28, 2022 House Bill 1691 of the 2022 Legislative Session was signed into law on April 14, 2022. This bill established an act to allow any partnership, S corporation or similar pass-through entity to elect to be taxed as an “electing passthrough entity” for state...

Understanding a Federal Tax Lien

July 26, 2022 A federal tax lien is the government’s legal claim against a taxpayer’s property when they neglect or fail to pay a tax debt. The lien protects the government’s interest in all their property, including real estate, personal property, and financial...