Businesses underreported sales by more than $8 million over 10 year period. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael Schmidt announced March 26 the guilty pleas of two Long Island auto repair shops and their owner for tax evasion. Broadway Towing, Inc. and Broadway Auto & Towing, […]
California BAR Encourages Licensees to Take Advantage of COVID-19 Tax Relief and Grants Available to Business Owners
California Governor Gavin Newsom has authorized new tax relief and grants to businesses impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is encouraging licensees to determine their eligibility for relief, which includes the following: Tax Relief for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 The Governor will direct the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration […]
Philadelphia Collision Repair Shop Owner Ordered to Pay Over $285,000 in Collected Sales Tax
A Philadelphia collision repair shop operator recently was ordered to pay $285,908.71 to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue after he failed to remit sales tax that he collected at his collision repair facility, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell announced November 21. Edward A. Hildebrandt III, 48, the owner and operator of the defunct University Collision Center, […]
Former Niagara Falls Collision Repair Shop Owner Charged with Sales Tax Evasion
Faces seven felony counts for allegedly failing to remit more than $85,000 to state The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced August 29 that the former owner of a Niagara Falls collision repair shop has been charged with multiple counts of sales tax evasion. Alfred Vitagliano, 76, of 1290 95th St., Niagara […]
NY Collision Repair Shop Owner Indicted for Tax and Insurance Fraud
New York Attorney General Alleges Defendants Stole Over $480,000 In Sales Tax; Collision Repair Shop Owner And His Wife Also Allegedly Failed To Remit Personal Income Taxes Totaling Over $160,000 New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Acting Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Nonie Manion announced the arrest of Jose Cardona, 38, on four […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Convicted of Insurance and Sales Tax Fraud
Will pay $500,000 in restitution to auto insurers and New York State. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Boone announced today the guilty plea of Aniello Strocchia, 43, owner of BM Auto Collision, Inc., headquartered in Maspeth, N.Y. Strocchia pleaded guilty today in Queens County Supreme Court […]
Long Island Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to $190K Sales Tax Fraud
New York’s ongoing crackdown on the underreporting of sales tax nabs another body shop. Nassau County, New York District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Garden City man pleaded guilty July 22 to failing to remit New York State sales tax collected from customers of his collision repair centers with locations in in Mineola and […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Underreporting Sales Tax
Brooklyn shop owner will pay $259,000 in restitution for underreporting sales from 2010 through 2015. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Boone announced June 16 the guilty plea of John Sbrigato, the owner of Brighton Collision, Inc., in Brooklyn, N.Y., for committing sales tax fraud. Sbrigato pleaded guilty in […]
ASA Michigan Testifies in Support of Legislation Reversing Sales Tax on Core Charges
ASA Michigan is working to reverse a decades old regulation that has caused numerous challenges over the years when returning or exchanging cores. Michigan Public Act 167 of 1933 requires a repair facility or customer to pay sales tax on the parts core regardless of whether the core is kept, returned for refund or exchanged […]
Connecticut Considers Legislation to Eliminate Double Taxation on Paint and Materials
On March 9, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding held a hearing on Senate Bill 335 (SB 335). The bill proposes to eliminate the sales and use tax on goods used exclusively in a business process such as paint in materials. The bill would help clarify the sales tax treatment of paint […]