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Advising Venture & Early-Stage Clients: Current Ear-To-The-Ground Assessment, Gary D. Leclair Nov 2014

Advising Venture & Early-Stage Clients: Current Ear-To-The-Ground Assessment, Gary D. Leclair

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Sales Suppression As A Service (Ssaas) & The Apple Store Solution, Richard Thompson Ainsworth Jun 2014

Sales Suppression As A Service (Ssaas) & The Apple Store Solution, Richard Thompson Ainsworth

Faculty Scholarship

The problem of sales suppression fraud is estimated to cost state and local governments $20 billion annually ($2 billion in New York restaurants alone). Modern sales suppression (skimming) is carried out with technology (Zappers and Phantom-ware). Nine undercover sting operations in and around Manhattan and the Bronx by investigators working for New York’s Department of Taxation and Finance (NY-DT&F) have identified the SSaaS variant of modern skimming.

A striking example of SSaaS may be unfolding in the $1 million sales suppression case against Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY). It is alleged that Grimm skimmed sales from his Healthalicious restaurant in Manhattan, …


Rethinking The Dormant Commerce Clause: The Supreme Court As Catalyst For Spurring Legislative Gridlock In State Income Tax Reform, Brian L. Hazen Jan 2014

Rethinking The Dormant Commerce Clause: The Supreme Court As Catalyst For Spurring Legislative Gridlock In State Income Tax Reform, Brian L. Hazen

BYU Law Review

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