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Recent News from New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
BROOKLYN USED-CAR DEALER INDICTED ON FELONY TAX CHARGES
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced that a Brooklyn used-car dealer, Akpan Akpabio, who operates a dealership at 1676 East New York Ave., failed to pay sales taxes on any sale since he ope...
Manhattan Businessman Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charge
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced that a Manhattan hotel owner, Raziel Ofer, recently pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree grand larceny and admitted stealing $1,387,743 in sales t...
Four Pizzeria Owners in Western New York Face Felony Sales Tax Charges
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna announced today that four pizzeria owners in Erie and Niagara Counties have been arrested in separate cases for filing false sales tax returns that underreported their ...
Restaurant Owner Arrested On Felony Tax Charges
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna announced today that the owner of a defunct Allegany County restaurant has been arrested on felony tax charges.
Tax Agents Nab Five Men In Western New York For Possession Of 15,000 Cartons Of Unstamped Cigarettes
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced that five out-of-state men were recently arrested in two separate cases for possessing about 15,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes.
Tax Department Cigarette Operation Nets 27 On Federal Gun, Trafficking and Conspiracy Charges
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced the federal indictment of 27 illegal cigarette traffickers who laundered money, sold millions of counterfeit tax stamps and purchased large quantities o...
Two Southern Tier Auto Dealers Plead to Felony Charges
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced that two auto dealers in Broome and Tioga Counties recently pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges in separate cases for stealing about $150,000 in sta...
New Online Service Lets Consumers and Businesses Match Utility and Phone Taxes
New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Robert L. Megna today announced a new Department online service to help consumers and businesses quickly and accurately determine whether the proper local sales tax is being charged on purchases ...
Tax Agents Bust Six In Cattaraugus County For Possession Of Unstamped Cigarettes
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna today announced that six people were recently arrested in three separate cases for possessing 315 cartons of illegal cigarettes purchased from local smoke shops in Sala...
Tax Cheats Nabbed In Western New York Crackdown
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Robert L. Megna announced today that five business owners in western New York have been charged in separate cases for failing to file sales tax returns and thus failing to report thous...