IRS "nails" carpenter contractor that didn't report wages of illegal aliens
Excellent. I'd like to see a lot more from IRS, they sure screwed me a couple of times.
Thank you, IRS. (Did I really say that?)
The head of a New Jersey carpentry company was charged yesterday with failing to pay $400,000 in Social Security and other benefit taxes for his employees on Long Island, according to officials.
Sidnei Santos, 35, of Newark, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Central Islip to a 14-count indictment charging him with failure to pay taxes for his employees between August 2002 and March 2006.
Although Santos' company, SMS Resistencia Carpentry, is based in Newark, most of its employees work in Suffolk, according to officials.
The case was the latest brought by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service in an ongoing crackdown on companies that fail to pay taxes for Long Island construction industry workers. Many of the workers in the cases are undocumented immigrants.
Martinez said that Santos' carpenters, who have worked on many housing projects in Suffolk, typically earn $12 an hour versus the union scale of $29, when fringe benefits are included.
"We want people to play by the rules," Martinez said, adding that not paying taxes deprives the government of money.
Magistrate Kathleen Tomlinson held Santos without bail pending further hearings because he is apparently in the country on a tourist visa. Tourist visa?? A tourist visa doesn't allow you to start a company.
As part of the IRS investigation, the head of another Long Island-based carpentry company was sentenced in April to six months in a federal halfway house for evading $400,000 in taxes by paying his workers, most of whom were also undocumented immigrants, off the books. What about a huge fine and jail?
Thank you, IRS. (Did I really say that?)
The head of a New Jersey carpentry company was charged yesterday with failing to pay $400,000 in Social Security and other benefit taxes for his employees on Long Island, according to officials.
Sidnei Santos, 35, of Newark, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Central Islip to a 14-count indictment charging him with failure to pay taxes for his employees between August 2002 and March 2006.
Although Santos' company, SMS Resistencia Carpentry, is based in Newark, most of its employees work in Suffolk, according to officials.
The case was the latest brought by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service in an ongoing crackdown on companies that fail to pay taxes for Long Island construction industry workers. Many of the workers in the cases are undocumented immigrants.
Martinez said that Santos' carpenters, who have worked on many housing projects in Suffolk, typically earn $12 an hour versus the union scale of $29, when fringe benefits are included.
"We want people to play by the rules," Martinez said, adding that not paying taxes deprives the government of money.
Magistrate Kathleen Tomlinson held Santos without bail pending further hearings because he is apparently in the country on a tourist visa. Tourist visa?? A tourist visa doesn't allow you to start a company.
As part of the IRS investigation, the head of another Long Island-based carpentry company was sentenced in April to six months in a federal halfway house for evading $400,000 in taxes by paying his workers, most of whom were also undocumented immigrants, off the books. What about a huge fine and jail?
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