Connecticut sales tax audit, bill or notice from DRS?
Joel Nowakowski, EA, MST, MBA, helps Connecticut business owners respond to the Department of Revenue Services (DRS). Sign a Connecticut power of attorney and we communicate with DRS on your behalf.
A free 30-minute phone call about your sales tax problem. Pick a time that works for you.
(860) 648-9870Or call now.
The call is free. If you hire us, the first phase is a fixed fee, set before work begins, and nothing in it obligates you to the next phase.
What happens when you call.
A free 30-minute phone call, and no obligation to continue.
- Bring the noticeHave the DRS audit letter, bill or notice in front of you. If you do not have one, tell us what happened.
- We look at your situationWe review what DRS is asking for and tell you what options are generally open to you.
- You decide what is nextIf you decide to hire us, the first phase is a fixed fee, set before work begins. Nothing in it obligates you to the next phase.
Sales tax is held in trust for the state.
Connecticut treats the sales tax a business collects from customers as money held for the state, and it has strong tools to collect what goes unpaid.
Collected tax is held in trust
The tax a retailer collects from customers is deemed a special fund in trust for the State of Connecticut. Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-408.
Unpaid tax becomes a lien
Tax, penalty and interest left unpaid become a lien on the business’s Connecticut real estate, and the state can collect by warrant. Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-420.
We take it from here.
- We review what DRS is asking forSend us the audit letter, bill or notice you received.
- We gather your recordsSales records, returns and payments, organized for the period in question.
- We prepare your responseIn writing, based on your records.
- We communicate with DRS for youWith your signed Connecticut power of attorney (Form LGL-001), we communicate with DRS on your behalf.
Businesses that collect Connecticut sales tax.
Restaurants, retailers, contractors, service businesses, and online sellers with Connecticut sales.
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Primary sources: Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-408 and §12-420. General information, not legal advice. Results depend on the facts of each case.