Sales Tax Audit Help – Florida – Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City – Florida Sales Tax Defense

January 29, 2014
Written by: Fresh Start Tax
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Florida Sales Tax Audit  – State of Florida Expert

You must file a tax return even if you do not owe tax.The state of Florida Department of revenue sales tax division is starting to crack down on those people who are failing to file, under report and not paying their fair share to the Florida Department of revenue.

Many people are unaware that you may be arrested if you do not file and pay your tax. Florida to unlike the federal government  is much quicker to get the criminal investigation unit involved when sales taxes not paid. Make sure this does not happen to you.

 

As a recent example -Arrest in Florida sales tax case:

Broward County Restaurant Owner Arrested (name omitted), the owner of El Bohio De Mama. Inc, a Restaurant located in Margate, Florida, has been arrested on charges that she stole more than $14,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send it into the state.

The owner, who lives in Coral Springs, was arrested by the Broward County Sheriff’s office on January 6, 2014 on a felony and misdemeanor charge relating to theft of state funds.

If convicted, she faces up to 5 years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines, as well as a possible payment of penalty and investigative costs.

According to the Florida Department of revenue investigators, tax was collected at the restaurant. However, during various periods beginning in 2011 and, lasting through periods in 2013 she failed to send in to the state all of the sales tax that were collected and failed to file sales tax returns as required by law.

 

Insider Tips Florida Sales Tax Tips

Our Former Florida Sales Tax Auditor will keep you posted of updates in Florida Sales Tax through:

1. Technical Assistance Advisement’s (TAA’s)

2. Court Cases

3. Tax Information Publications (TIP’s)

4. Legislative Changes

5. Current Events published in the News Media

 

File your tax returns on time and avoid the temptation of keeping the cash flow in your business and remember that the tax collected is the property of the state of Florida and they will prosecute you are caught owing back taxes.

Failure to file Florida sales tax returns can get you arrested, Get representation
If you owe back Florida sales tax you should be aware that you could be arrested.

We are not telling you this to scare you, but understand, Florida Department of revenue actively pursues individuals, companies and businesses who flatly fail to pay back sales tax.

They use taxpayers as examples for others to be compliant with Florida sales tax laws. Don’t let this happen to you.

Make sure you are represented and work out a payment plan or arrangement so that you can live without stress.

Florida business owners are not aware of the fact Florida Department of revenue is more likely to arrest a business owner for tax fraud than the Internal Revenue Service.

While both the IRS and the Florida Department of revenue will put tax liens on the business property, the Florida Department of revenue will also put the business owner in jail if the taxes all the associated penalties, interest, fines and costs are not remitted.

If you have been under reporting or not reporting and you have not received a notice of audit, it is highly recommended that you contact our firm and we will assist your business on the details of going through a voluntary disclosure program to come clean with the Florida Department of revenue, and have most of the penalties waived and prevent it from becoming criminal.

 

Florida Sales Tax Defensive
We are a full-service tax firm that specializes in federal and state tax representation and are one of Florida’s most experienced for sales tax audit defense.

Our staff consists of tax attorneys, certified public accountants, former IRS agents and a former sales tax auditor with over 16 years of direct work experience with the Florida Department of revenue.

Feel free to contact us for initial tax consulting for Florida sales tax audit defense.
We will completely review your case and give you a full assessment of your sales tax status so that you can make an informed and confident decision on how to fully resolve your sales tax issues.

 

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