Capital Region Car Dealership Owner Convicted for Failing to Pay Over $160,000 in Taxes
(WNY News Now)NEW YORKA Acting Tax Commissioner Amanda Hiller and Attorney General Letitia James announced Guy Kennedy Nicolas, owner of G&A Auto Care, Inc., was sentenced for avoiding paying more than $160,000 in sales tax that was due to the state of New York. Between 2013 and 2023, Nicolas, of Colonie, New York, and his company were found guilty of underreporting taxable sales totaling over $2 million.
According to an investigation conducted by the New York State Police (NYSP), the Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF), and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Nicolas neglected to file yearly sales tax returns for his auto dealership for all but two of the ten years in question. The state lost out on vital funding for infrastructure, healthcare, and education as a result of ...