Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy announced his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021. Buried in the dense text of the 94-page document (at page 37) were several
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Look Out, Tax Zapper Users: Feds Join State-Level Crackdown
August 23, 2018
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Two weeks ago federal prosecutors announced criminal tax charges against the owners of five Chicago-area restaurants as part of an ongoing
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Minnesota Joins Widening Crackdown on “Zappers” With Announcement of State’s First Criminal Convictions for Using Sales Suppression Devices
The State of Minnesota has joined the growing list of states that are criminally prosecuting business owners for using “zapper” programs to commit tax evasion. Yesterday the Minnesota Department of
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State Crackdown on “Zappers” Continues: Washington State AG Files $5.6 Million Criminal Tax Case Against Restauranteur
Calling it the largest sales suppression software case in state history, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the filing of criminal charges last week against the owner of six
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Mississippi Is Latest State to Consider Outlawing Tax “Zapper” Software
Lawmakers in Mississippi are tackling the pervasive use of automated sales suppression devices, commonly known as “zappers,” by businesses to hide a portion of their sales and thereby avoid paying
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Another Restaurant and Its Owners Nabbed for Using Zapper Software
Earlier this week Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that a sushi restaurant outside Detroit has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution and to serve a five-year
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BNA Reports That Tax-Zapping Software Costs States $21 Billion in Taxes Annually
BNA’s Michael J. Bologna and Paul Shukovsky have written a comprehensive article about a pervasive problem facing state tax auditors: the use by restaurants and other cash-intensive businesses of electronic
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Connecticut Announces Arrest of Restaurant Owner for Using “Zapper” Tax Suppression Software
Connecticut’s Department of Revenue Services (DRS) has arrested and charged a New Haven restauranteur with various offenses for using sales tax suppression software. According to a press release announcing the
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A Federal Crackdown On Tax Zapper Software
In December, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against John Yin, a software salesman who worked for a Canadian company that sells point of sale (POS) software programs that enabled
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Feds Crack Down on Use of “Tax Zapper” Software by Restaurants and Other Cash Businesses
In December, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against John Yin, a software salesman who worked for a Canadian company that sells “point of sale” software programs that enabled restaurants
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