Sotheby’s settles lawsuit alleging it helped art collectors avoid taxes on works by Basquiat, others
One such tax cheat art fanatic, dubbed “the collector” bought $27 million in art from Sotheby’s between 2010 and 2015 and lied about being a reseller in order to avoid paying taxes on the
Sotheby's to pay $6.25 million to settle state lawsuit alleging tax cheating by clients
The state said the auction house helped clients cheat their way out of paying tens of millions of dollars in sales taxes
Sotheby’s Settles $6.25 Million Tax Evasion Lawsuit
New York’s attorney general says the auction house helped eight collectors pose as art dealers to avoid paying taxes on art buys. Sotheby’s admits no wrongdoing.
Sotheby's Settles for $6.25 Million Over Alleged Tax Evasion Facilitation as NY Attorney General Cracks Down on Art Market
Sotheby's settles for $6.25 million over clients' tax evasion on art purchases after a New York investigation.
Sotheby’s Agrees to Pay $6.25 Million in Tax Fraud Settlement
Sotheby’s has agreed to pay $6.25 million to the state of New York and implement several reforms to resolve a tax fraud lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit accused the auction house of assisting clients in evading sales taxes on millions of dollars worth of art purchases.
Sotheby’s Settles Tax Fraud Lawsuit for $6.25 Million
New York’s attorney general said in a lawsuit that the auction house had helped collectors avoid tax payments on art purchases.
Sotheby's Settles New York Tax Fraud Case, Pays Damages
Thursday's settlement resolves claims that Sotheby's let at least eight clients cheat New York state from 2010 to 2020 by using "resale certificates" that falsely portrayed them as art dealers entitled to tax exemptions,
Sotheby’s Pays $6 Million to Settle NY Sales Tax Evasion Probe
Sotheby’s Inc. agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle a New York state lawsuit that accused it of advising wealthy clients they could avoid sales taxes by falsely claiming they were buying art for resale purposes.
Sotheby's To Pay $6.25 Mln In Tax Fraud Case
The auction house Sotheby's will pay $6.25 million to settle charges that it helped art buyers avoid paying taxes.
Sotheby's Agrees to Pay New York 6.25 M. To Settle Art Sales Tax Fraud Case
A source familiar with the settlement said that Sotheby's "always believed that the NYAG had the law and facts wrong."
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