Recent News from New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Former Buffalo Board of Education Member Pleads Guilty for Non-Filing of State Income Taxes

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:59:45 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that Donald Van Every, a former member of the Buffalo Board of Education, pled guilty to one misdemeanor count for failing to file his state perso...

Tax Department and Rockland County DA Announce Conviction of Accountant in Tax Preparers Sting

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:35:05 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced today that Steven M. Pordy, a New York State licensed certified public accountant with an office ...

Niagara County Businessman Sentenced to Probation in Sales Tax Fraud Case

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:37:47 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that William M. Cowell, a North Tonawanda entrepreneur with a film-making and tree-trimming business, who pled guilty in December to a tax larceny...

NYS Tax Department Proposes Regulation to Address Issue of Tax-Free Sales of Cigarettes to Indians

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:39:21 -0000

Under the leadership of Governor David A. Paterson, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that the Department has proposed regulations that would limit the quantity of tax-free cigaret...

Albany Auto Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Stealing State And Local Sales Tax

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:54:58 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that Damon W. Adams, owner of Northway Service Center, Inc, an auto repair business located at 239 Third St., pled guilty to failing to remit stat...

Nassau Co. Elected Official Among Those Charged In Latest Round Of Arrests In Tax Dept. Enforcement Project

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:57:50 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that 14 individuals have been arrested on tax evasion charges in statewide coordinated enforcement actions with district attorneys.

Buffalo Business Owner Sentenced To Five Years Probation For Stealing Sales Tax

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:11:28 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that David C. Forness, owner of The Buffalo House, a shuttered restaurant on Franklin Street and Hemingway's, a Pearl Street restaurant he formerl...

New York's Working Families Net $2.1 Billion In Relief Through Popular Tax Credits

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:28:47 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today urged qualifying taxpayers to take advantage of a host of family-friendly credits that lower tax bills and increase refunds.

Albany County Man To Serve Jail Time For Falsely Claiming State Tax Credits

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:30:15 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that James D. Castle, Sr., of 18 N. Erie St., Cohoes, was sentenced February 11 before Albany County Supreme Court Judge Dan Lamont to up to three...

Time Is Running Out For Taxpayers To Pay Off Old Tax Debts At A Significant Discount

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:05:04 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that there is still time to sign up for the new Penalty and Interest Discount (PAID) Program, a plan offering substantial reductions in penalty an...

Four Long Island Men Charged With Tax Fraud In Connection With Trafficking Of Cigarettes In Franklin County

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:32 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced the arrest of four Long Island men for their role in trafficking 1,500 cartons of untaxed cigarettes. The four were arrested in the town of Duane ...

Metro Area Business Owner Of Steel Supply Company Pleads Guilty To Felony Charge In Sales Tax Fraud Case

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:08 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that Joseph Anza, Sr., one of the principal owners of a leading steel service center covering New York City and the tri-state area, pled guilty Fe...

Rockland County Business Owner Charged In Felony Tax Fraud Case

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:15 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Charles Wurf, part-owner of D.E.C. Copiers, Inc., located at 6 North Route 9W, West Haverstraw was recently charged, along with the company, with f...

Non-Filer Enforcement Project Continues As 18 Are Charged With Failing To File State Tax Returns

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:58:09 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that 18 individuals across the state have been arrested on tax evasion charges in coordinated enforcement actions with district attorneys.

Tax Department Provides Online And Call-In Customer Service For 1099-G Information

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:14:48 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that the Department will supply 1099-G state income tax information online at the Department's website and through dedicated call-in telephone num...

Albany Bar Owner Charged With 12 Felonies In Sales Tax Fraud Case

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:05:01 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that an Albany bar owner has been indicted for stealing $191,305 in state and local sales tax that he collected from customers but failed to send ...

New York's Penalty And Interest Discount Program Helps Taxpayers Clear Up Older Tax Debts

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:37:24 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that nearly 800,000 taxpayers may be eligible to participate in the new Penalty and Interest Discount (PAID) Program, a plan offering substantial ...

In Second Wave Of Arrests, 18 Charged With Failing To File State Tax Returns

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:11:08 -0000

Albany Bar Owner Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charge

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:47:28 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that the owner of a New Scotland Avenue bar recently pled guilty to a felony tax fraud charge.

Businessman And Former Attorney From Long Island Charged In Separate Felony Tax Fraud Cases

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:44:38 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Jordan Wert, the owner of Image Quest, a printing business located at 160 Rome Street, Farmingdale, and Stephen Hill, a former attorney and princip...

Rochester Financial Services VP Pleads To Tax Charge

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:53:06 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Joseph P. Ryan, vice president for Brighton Securities, a stock brokerage and financial services firm in Rochester, pled guilty today in Albany Cit...

Niagara County Businessman Pleads To Felony Charge In Sales Tax Fraud Case

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:57:12 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward today announced that a North Tonawanda entrepreneur with a film-making and tree-trimming business, pled guilty to stealing over $70,000 in state and local sales t...

Seven Rochester Area Professionals Face Felony Charges For Failing To File Tax Returns

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:15:35 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that seven Rochester area professionals – including a doctor, lawyer, dentist, nurse and three local businessmen – were arrested today after they failed...

Former Staten Island Business Owners Who Failed To File Tax Returns Plead To Felony Tax Charges

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:13:25 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Joseph Devito and Mary Ann Pallidino, formerly of 132 Kramer St., Staten Island, pled guilty recently to felony tax charges for failing to file New...

New Law Moves Toward Regulation Of Tax Preparer Industry

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:30 -0000

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced it is implementing a new law aimed at curbing the unscrupulous behavior of some individuals and businesses that prepare tax returns, or facilitate refund anticipation loans offered to...

West Seneca Businessman Sentenced In Sales Tax Scam

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:44:47 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Garry Mackiewicz, president and owner of D&M Refrigeration, Inc., was sentenced recently to five years probation, one hundred hours of communit...

Binghamton Area Bar Owner Sentenced To One Year In Jail For Tax Evasion

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:32:07 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Todd Finch, 43, owner of the former Conklin Inn, located at State Route 7 in Conklin, was sentenced October 26 before Conklin Town Judge J. Marshal...

Rochester Area Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge For Failing To File Income Tax Returns

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:28:49 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that attorney Paul W. Martin, 50, of 69 Blue Ridge Road, Penfield, pled guilty Monday before Acting Monroe County Court Judge Stephen T. Miller, to one ...

New Tax Benefits MTA Region

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:11:32 -0000

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has contacted more than 700,000 employers and self-employed individuals doing business in the 12-county Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District who may be required to pay a new tax, the f...

Rochester Used Car Dealer Sentenced To Work Release In Sales Tax Fraud Case

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:20:56 -0000

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced that Francis J. Iacovangelo, owner of Excel Auto Sales, 2950 Chili Avenue, was sentenced last Friday to 16 weekends in the Monroe County Sheriff's Work ...