BY KATHY KAHN Two Kiryas Joel residents pled guilty to misdemeanor tax fraud in the Orange County Town of Monroe in mid-December for failing to pay over $780,000 in sales tax the men collected but pocketed instead of paying. Concrete on Demand and Copour have offices in the Village of Kiryas Joel, while the […]
IRS Tax Tips Are you thinking about taxes while you’re enjoying the warm summer months? Not likely! But the IRS wants you to know that scammers are thinking about taxes and ways to dupe you out of your money. Tax scams can happen anytime of the year, not just during tax season. Three common year-round […]
FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe and Rockland County town supervisors will announce a major initiative designed to eliminate sweeping fraud and abuse of the New York State STAR program. A recent audit of local homeowners has identified hundreds of cases of improperly or fraudulently claimed STAR exemptions in each of Rockland’s five towns. Suspected misuse […]