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December 2, 2014

Michigan: Happy’s pizza owner convicted of tax evasion

Earlier in 2013, the founder of Happy’s Pizza, a Michigan-based restaurant that has locations in California, Indiana, Ohio, Texas and other parts of the country, has been indicted on charges of tax evasion, federal conspiracy and fraud. At that time a spokesperson from Happy’s Pizza said that the company plans to fully cooperate with authorities during the ongoing investigation. The Farmington Hills-based pizza company says it has 100 locations in Michigan and other states.

Just recently Happy Asker was convicted of a multimillion dollar tax fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. Asker is the president, founder and public face of the Farmington Hills-based pizza franchise.

Evidence admitted at trial showed that from 2008 to 2010, more than $6.1 million in cash gross receipts were diverted from approximately 35 Happy’s Pizza stores in the Detroit area, Illinois and Ohio, according to the press release…

December 2, 2014

CANADA: Revenue agents are gearing up for a war against Underground Economy

“If left unchallenged, the underground economy will erode the integrity of Canada’s tax system” The Honourable Kerry Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of National Revenue Canada, is showing her government’s determination to fight tax evasion at the latest UE strategy meeting.

Underground economy includes both unreported and under-reported sales or income, which may involve:
failure to file or register;
failure to report a business activity;
failure to report part of a business activity or income; or
failure to report employment income.

Electronic Suppression of Sales (ESS) software (commonly known as zapper software) has been used by some businesses to hide their sales…

November 16, 2014

Michigan: Anti Sales Suppression Device

SENATE BILL No. 1100

THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE A PERSON SUBJECT TO THE TAX UNDER THIS ACT TO MAINTAIN AN ANTI-SALES SUPPRESSION DEVICE ON ITS CASH REGISTER, ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER, OR ANY OTHER POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

Back in 2012, Senator Pappageorge made public…

November 5, 2014

Kenya Revenue Authority: public to report traders who do not issue ETR receipts

In a recently published notice Kenyan Revenue Authority (KRA) said a countrywide verification exercise for the electronic tax registers has began to ensure businesses comply.

“Failure to issue an ETR receipt by a registered VAT taxpayer or failure to obtain an ETR receipt on purchase from a registered taxpayer is an offence punishable under the VAT Act and any goods in respect of which an offence has been committed are liable to forfeiture,” the notice read.

KRA made plans in the past to monitor ETR usage more efficiently by installing remote controlling devices…

October 24, 2014

Macedonia: 31st October is deadline to install remote audit enabled devices

New rules mandate communication and data transfer enabled with the use of GPRS terminals (mostly built-in fiscal cash registers/printers), whose main responsibility is to address Revenue Authority server via mobile’s operator own virtual private network.

Update is mandatory for all fiscal devices already deployed to the market, although many will have to be simply replaced with new devices (as most of manufacturers stopped providing product support for their older models). New equipment is comprised of: