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Board renews license for contractor previously convicted of payroll-tax offenses
Summary
The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors voted to renew license 60763 after reviewing a willful failure-to-pay-payroll-taxes conviction; the board cited evidence the applicant served time, secured outside accountants, and that the offense did not involve a consumer.
The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors approved renewal of license number 60763 after reviewing the applicant's conviction for willful failure to pay payroll taxes to the IRS.
Kyle (staff) described the case as one in which the contractor was sentenced to one year of imprisonment (early release) and two years of supervised release. Andy Allen, who interviewed the applicant, told the board the contractor had 25 employees, had already served the term of confinement, and "ensured that he has outside accountants that work for him now," an arrangement Allen said prevents the applicant from controlling payroll funds directly.
Board members discussed Fresh Start factors and the relationship of the crime to the occupation. Because the offense involved federal payroll taxes and not a consumer, and because the applicant had taken steps to remediate the issue, the board voted to approve the renewal on a motion and second.
The renewal was recorded by roll call and carried unanimously. The board noted the applicant remains subject to any court-ordered supervision and enforcement by federal authorities; the licensing approval applies only to the board's regulatory authority.
