Defendant did not pay nearly $1 million in taxes. A New York man was sentenced August 26 to 20 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing income from the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, Aniello Strocchia, of Maspeth, owned and operated an auto repair shop. […]
Long Island Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced for Sales Tax Fraud
Shop owner pleaded guilty to stealing New York State taxes after failing to report over $2.8 million in taxable sales. The owner of several collision repair facilities in East Islip, N.Y. pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced for stealing sales tax. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced in July that Brian […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Sales Tax Fraud
Repair facility owner paid more than $700,000 restitution in sales tax in 2017 case. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller announced the sentencing of Jose Cardona, 45, of Oceanside, for felony Tax Fraud related to his ownership and operation of two Nassau County collision […]
NY Attorney General Announces Conviction of Long Island Towing and Repair Facility for Tax Evasion
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 […]