Illinois Sales Tax Fraud Recovers Millions
Major Recovery Through Joint Enforcement Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that their joint ongoing criminal enforcement operation to prosecute gas station owners who evaded sales tax payments has recovered over $100 million for the state. Gas Stations Identified as Key Offenders The State has found that the majority of high-dollar sales tax fraud cases are […]
Illinois Sales Tax on Amazon
Amazon to Begin Sales Tax Collection in Illinois Amazon will start collecting sales tax from Illinois consumers next month to comply with a new state law in Illinois. Amazon spokesman said the online retailer will be required to collect the 6.25 percent tax starting Feb. 1. That is most likely still less than the state […]
Illinois Sales Tax Revocation of Certificate of Registration
Immediate Action is Crucial If the Illinois Department of Revenue has revoked your sales tax certificate of registration, call our law firm right away. This problem will not go away without the help of an attorney and will close the doors of your business overnight. Example of Revocation A typical example of a revocation is […]
Illinois Sales Tax Revocation Green Sticker
What Is the Green Sticker? If you have been threatened by an Officer of the Illinois Department of Revenue that your business would receive a green sticker, then you are on the road to a revocation.You may have been contacted by Annie or another Agent of the IDOR to either: Revocation hearings take place at […]
Illinois Cigarette Sales Tax
Chicago, Illinois: Cigarette Sales Tax Expanded Definition of “Cigarette” (Effective July 1, 2012) Beginning July 1, 2012, the definition of “cigarette” was expanded to include: “Any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco labeled as anything other than a cigarette or not bearing a label”, if it meets two or more of […]
Small Business Attorney Chicago
Small Business Attorney in Chicago – Why You Need One! In the past, I have written articles on issues such as buying a business, selling a business, taxes, and corporate structuring. Given the current state of the economy, specifically in Chicago, there are even more reasons why you want an experienced business and tax attorney […]
Chicago Illinois Sales Tax Fraud
Overview of Sales Tax Fraud in Chicago, Illinois If you have been charged with sales tax fraud, contact our office and speak with a sales tax fraud attorney in Chicago. Sales tax fraud is intentionally avoiding sales tax payment by destroying, concealing, or tampering with records. House Bill 5289 increases the minimum penalty for sales […]
Chicago Illinois Strip Club Tax
Overview and Purpose of the Law Is there a link between violence against women and strip clubs? Is it fair? Is it penalizing? Who pays? How much will a club have to pay? Is it an official sales tax enforced by the Illinois Department of Revenue? These are all questions taken into consideration by the […]
Illinois Gas Station Sales Tax Fraud Attorney Chicago
Sales Tax Duties for Gas Station Owners As a gas station owner in Chicago, Illinois, you have duties to report your sales tax collected, like any other retail business. Over the last two years, the Attorney General has been coming down hard on unremitted sales tax. Over the last year, they went from imposing civil […]
Criminal Sales Tax Attorney in Chicago Illinois
Criminal Sales Tax Evasion in Chicago, Illinois To further explain the criminal enforcement of criminal sales tax violations, please see below for the new law broken down and explained in parts. This will help in understanding the new legislation. You can refer to the definition of ROT below to help in understanding the new amendment. […]