Florida convenience store tax scam spanned 20 years (immigrants)

.bizjournals ^ | Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | by Paul Brinkmann

[Recovering_Democrat]

lots of muslim sounding names in that article. hm.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Yup, no Penna. Dutch names there.

[November 2010]

You mean cash businesses weren’t paying all their taxes? I’m shocked.

[CharlesMartelsGhost]

My thoughts exactly.

[Oldexpat]

We had some business financing the Asian businessmen. The problem was that none of their tax returns showed a profit. They were all fiddling their taxes and were showing losses most years. So now you know why all those Asian’s are running the convenience stores, gas stations, liquor stores, dry cleaners and laundramats..cash versus register sales.

[Windflier]

Kwiki Mart Owners of Peace...

[WellyP]

I wonder how many computers they got? :)

[StatenIsland]

This is why a Fair Tax will be a nightmare. Imagine if they were collecting over 20% - in cash - at the point of sale?

That much cash will attract tax evasion schemes more sophisticated by several orders of magnitude.

[AlexW]

“lots of muslim sounding names in that article. hm.”

They are obviously taking over the convenience store business
everywhere.
Before I left the USSA in 2004, they had much of Memphis, and out into the countryside of west Tennessee.
I never understood it.

[Mark]

Amish?

[guitarplayer1953]

I am totally shocked to read how low these Amish people will go to evade the tax system Shocked I tell you Absolutely Shocked!

[oldbrowser]

This goes on throughout the country. Every immigrant mom & pop store in the lower class neighborhoods uses what is called an open register. The drawer is open and the compute you total in their heads and just put the money in the box. If a official looking person buys something they ring it up on the register. They usually collect sales tax from people and then just pocket that money as extra cash.

These people are used to a black market economy and they just continue their tax skimming when they come to this country.

[smokingfrog]

Those crazy Amish.

[Gay State Conservative]

Damn those Norwegians!

[hershey]

Meanwhile, in MA., dem. John Tierney is running for reelection to Congress. This afternoon, his wife was in court facing numerous felony charges. More than seven million dollars in a bank account in her name, which John claims he knew nothing about. Right. Her defense? She did it for the children and her ailing mother. Didn’t pay federal taxes on it, either. Tsk, tsk.

[Frantzie]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/eight-palm-beach-county-residents-arrested-in-5-957167.html

More here. If FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) did the investigation, based on the article they did, then these crooks are screwed. FDLE is good.

Kudos also to the Dade County State Attorney, she generally does a very good job. The Broward County and Palm Beach county DA’s are useless. Palm Beach harassed Rush.

[dennisw]

This goes on throughout the country. Every immigrant mom & pop store in the lower class neighborhoods uses what is called an open register. The drawer is open and the compute you total in their heads and just put the money in the box. If a official looking person buys something they ring it up on the register. They usually collect sales tax from people and then just pocket that money as extra cash.

I first saw that in 1983. Went into a Korean green grocer in NYC and the woman I was with insisted they ring up her purchase on the cash register instead of fishing change out of a cigar box under the counter. I was naive back then

It isn't just the Muhammads. Immigrants love cash businesses and they are all cheating on taxes. There! I said it!

[killermosquito]

I demand that they be turned loose. Clearly they are victims of social profiling. </sarc>