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(WNY News Now) HARRISBURGA Attorney General Michelle Henry said today that her office has sued a Florida-based corporation and its owners for allegedly robbing prospective business owners of their money by posing as the Pennsylvania Department of State. PA Corporate Certificates, LLC and its proprietors Brian Capobiano, Dean Marshlack, and David Marshlack are named in the action, which was submitted to the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas. The company is suspected of giving a Subsistence Certificate to more than 1,000 recently registered businesses in Pennsylvania in order to collect payments. Although it costs $40 and is a valid document, not all firms need it. PA Corporate Certificates deceived business owners into thinking the certificate was required by inflating the cost to $102.5...

(WNY News Now) ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross said today that 72-year-old Victor, New York resident Scott Reeves, owner of Fussy Contracting Inc., has entered a guilty plea to tax evasion. A $250,000 fine and a maximum term of five years in prison are associated with the charge. From 2017 until 2022, Reeves' roofing company, also called Mr. Fussy, was based on Portland Avenue in Rochester.Even though Reeves made a lot of money during this time, he neglected to submit his personal and business income tax forms. As a result, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lost $248,394 in taxes. According to the prosecution, Fussy Contracting made $5,398,008.27 in gross receipts throughout the course of the six-year period. Reeves kept $1,538,215 after subtracting labor and material costs an...

(WNY News Now) Chautauqua County's Live CHQ branding effort gives local companies additional tools to draw in talent and fill openings.In mid-November, an estimated 70 employers from throughout Chautauqua County attended a luncheon at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel that focused on the Live CHQ program. The event, which was hosted by the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) and the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA), gave local employers more details about Chautauqua County's new branding initiative and how it could support their efforts to hire people from outside Chautauqua County to fill available positions.The Live CHQ talent attraction and retention campaign was started in April 2024 with the goal of promoting Chautauqua County as a great place...

(WNY News Now) Following disastrous storms in August 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) funding to help companies, residences, and renters in Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties.Governor Kathy Hochul declared that residents of Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, New York, who were affected by severe weather on August 8–10, 2024, are eligible for federal help. To help recover from the consequences of the storms that caused substantial damage to homes and businesses, homeowners, renters, and companies can now apply for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.According to Governor Hochul, our administration has put a lot of effort into making sure that the towns affected by the severe weather in August of this year have acc...

(WNY News Now) Sign up your company for the 2024 Holiday Cookie Tour now to give away a free holiday goodie on December 14 to draw in new clients!Sign up your Westfield or Mayville company to be a part of the 2024 Holiday Cookie Tour!By signing up, you commit to giving away a cookie to every customer that visits your establishment on Saturday, December 14. The customer won't need to make a purchase. The objective is to attract potential clients to your establishment and entice them to browse and purchase.Customers will be encouraged to enter in order to win gift cards from ShopLocalCHQ.Get your company on the list by registering now!Share this:FacebookXNote: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers us...

(WNY News Now) In a free NFIB webinar on December 4, tax expert and lawyer Toby Mathis will discuss important tax planning techniques to help you be ready for 2025.Join attorney, author, managing partner, and president of Anderson Business Advisors Toby Mathis for a webinar to get started on the new year. He will go over the best tax deductions and tax-saving techniques that small businesses need to be aware of.At 12:00 on Wednesday, December 4, the National Federation of Independent Businesses will host this webinar.Sign up right away.Share this:FacebookXNote: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data befor...

Rochester, New York (WNY News Now) According to U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross, a business owner from the Rochester area has entered a guilty plea to filing a false tax return, acknowledging that they concealed more than $3 million in earnings. Anthony Carnevale, 53, of North Chili, could be fined $250,000 and imprisoned for up to three years.Between 2017 and 2021, Carnevale, the proprietor of VIP Maintenance Inc., doing business as College Bound Sealers, neglected to disclose $3,000,580 in revenue from client payments. By cashing consumer checks, paying fees to a check-cashing company, and giving out more than $2.1 million in cash salaries to staff members, prosecutors said he misappropriated the money. Carnevale kept almost $731,000 for his own use, leaving $499,173 in unpaid federal taxes,...

The Attorney General of New York Wins a Case Concerning Illegal Cancellation Practices(WNY News Now)NEW YORKS In response to a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the court has ordered SiriusXM, a well-known audio entertainment provider, to restructure its subscriber cancelation procedure. According to the court's decision, SiriusXM violated the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act (ROSCA) by making it difficult for customers to cancel their subscriptions.NEW YORK Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, said yesterday that SiriusXM Radio, Inc. (SiriusXM) was found to have broken the law by requiring customers to go through a drawn-out and onerous procedure in order to terminate their subscriptions. In 2023, Attorney General James filed a lawsuit against...