Updated at 10:38 a.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Corporation, owner fined in tax case
Advertiser Staff
Daren Truitt, the principal officer of Construction Services & Management, LLC has been ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and the corporation must also pay a fine of $15,000 for tax violations regarding employment taxes. The state Department of Taxation released the sentence information from judge Derrick Chan yesterday.On July 7, Truitt pleaded guilty to one count of Theft in the First Degree and the corporation, Construction Services & Management, LLC pleaded guilty to two counts of Theft in the First Degree. The theft stemmed from failure to pay the Department of Taxation the employee's state income tax withholdings for the years 2003 and 2004.
The amount of the state tax withholdings that was not paid for 2002 and 2003 totaled $44,838. In accordance with a plea agreement, the state tax withholdings of $44,838 was paid prior to sentencing.
