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IDOR Moves Forward After Hartney Decision

Last November, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on the case of Hartney Fuel Oil Company v. Hamer (Brian Hamer is the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue) and clarified a longstanding point of controversy regarding Illinois Retailer Occupation Tax or ROT. ROT is one of the two taxes that make up what’s colloquially called…

March 20, 2014 Leave a commentIllinois Tax News, Sales Tax, Tax Laws, Tax NewsBy Horowitz

Illinois Continues Crackdown on Sales Tax Evasion

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue have announced charges against four gas station owners in the Chicago area for sales tax evasion. The alleged fraudulent adds up to more than $1 million in sales taxes among the four. For several years now, the state has made a public show of…

January 14, 2014 Leave a commentIllinois Tax News, Sales Tax, Tax NewsBy Horowitz

Another Gas Station Owner Indicted

For the last few years, the Illinois Attorney General has cracked down on gas station owners who file fraudulent sales and use tax returns thereby defrauding the State of gasoline sales taxes. On March 1, 2013, the Illinois Attorney General announced yet another indictment, one of the largest cases of alleged fraud to date. The…

March 22, 2013 Leave a commentIllinois Tax News, Income Tax, Sales TaxBy Horowitz

Gas Station Owners Need a Good Accountant: When Is Your Accountant Too Good?

In January 2013 Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced guilty pleas by two Chicago area accountants who engaged in a scheme to falsify sales figures on Illinois sales tax returns resulting in under reporting $5,000,000.00 in sales tax from various Chicago area gas station owners. The Illinois Attorney General has been active in recent years…

February 20, 2013 Leave a commentIllinois Tax News, Sales TaxBy Horowitz

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IDOR Moves Forward After Hartney Decision

Illinois Continues Crackdown on Sales Tax Evasion

Another Gas Station Owner Indicted

Gas Station Owners Need a Good Accountant: When Is Your Accountant Too Good?