Clear Lakes Cafe reopens
UPDATED — Thanks to an apparently accommodating landlord, Clear Lakes Cafe is back open. The state seized and closed Paul Fleming’s restaurant on 21st Street just west of Amidon on Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleGeno & John’s Pizza owner owes taxes for previous pizza place
WICHITA — The Kansas Department of Revenue has filed a tax warrant against restaurateur John Giroux for almost $27,000, much of which he says is penalties and interest. Giroux owns two Geno &...
View ArticleSea Dreams is closed and seized by the state
WICHITA — In November, Sea Dreams owner Lynne Penny told Have You Heard? she was going to try to keep her store open despite being more than $76,000 behind in state taxes. “I’ve been trying to work it...
View ArticleKansas Court of Tax Appeals substantially raises fees for commercial property...
UPDATED — Commercial property owners who want to appeal their property tax valuations now have something else to complain about. The Kansas Court of Tax Appeals in Topeka today voted to change the...
View ArticleState closes Nature’s Way Plant Shop and plans public auction to collect taxes
WICHITA — The Kansas Department of Revenue on Tuesday seized the business assets of Nature’s Plant Shop LLC, which does business as Nature’s Way Plant Shop at 8474 E. Kellogg. According to a release...
View ArticleState closes Frank’s Seneca Auto Service and plans auction to pay back taxes
WICHITA — In addition to seizing and closing Nature’s Way Plant Shop on Tuesday, the state Department of Revenue seized the business assets of Frank Barajas, who has been doing business as Frank’s...
View ArticleMelange Custom Jewelry forced to close over taxes
WICHITA — The state closed Melange Custom Jewelry at 718 W. Douglas in Delano this week for failure to pay $31,700 in sales tax. Sedgwick County sheriff’s officers and the Kansas Department of Revenue...
View ArticleState closes west-side EconoLodge
UPDATED –The state has closed the EconoLodge at 600 S. Holland near Kellogg and Ridge for nonpayment of taxes. At noon Tuesday, officials from the state Department of Revenue and the Alcoholic Beverage...
View ArticleState closes A Bicycle Service over taxes
WICHITA — Alcoholic Beverage Control agents with the Kansas Department of Revenue this week seized the assets of A Bicycle Service in Derby. The state says the company owes $56,254 in state withholding...
View ArticleState closes 10 Taco Ticos; owner may declare Chapter 11 to try to reopen
UPDATED — At 10 a.m. March 4, the state seized the assets of Ajax International Group, which owns Taco Tico, and closed 10 of the restaurants. “This is for nonpayment of retail state sales tax,” says...
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