A Minnesota dog breeder is in the doghouse after an investigation discovered that they were reporting income on their tax returns from fewer sales of puppies than they actually made in the years at issue. The Facebook page for BrookeMarie’s Goldendoodle Love clearly showed the number of litters and how many total puppies were for sale, which did not match up with the amounts reported. The puppies were going for between $2,500 and $3,500 each, plus there should have been charged 7% Minnesota sales tax, which the breeder also failed to pay. The owner has been charged with three felony counts of filing fraudulent income and sales tax returns and failing to pay or collect income and sales tax.
(www.southernminnesotanews.com/dog-breeder-accused-of-tax-fraud/)
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