Car showrooms worldwide have significant responsibilities. For the most part, this involves helping people find the best cars to buy. However, the people who own these dealerships are also tasked with forking over the appropriate taxes from sales. A Florida man who owns a dealership has now been accused of evading taxes for several years. 

Car showrooms are responsible for paying their taxes just like any other business

Car showrooms and their owners have to do more than just sell cars. They have responsibilities with the federal government. According to CBS 12, Claudio Borgia, 40, owns Car Guys Auto Sales LLC in Lantana, Florida. Now, he’s in hot water for failing to pay the appropriate amount in sales taxes related to his dealership. 

In total, the report says Claudio collected about $93,201.04 in sales tax from his customers. This was from July 2019 until January 2024. Of course, car showrooms are then supposed to hand Uncle Sam the money for sales tax. However, he only paid $41,863.92 to the state. Because of this, the other $51,337.12 is unaccounted for. 

This prompted an investigation, which found that the car showroom owner was aware of his tax responsibility. They know this from his interactions with tax specialists and because of his record-keeping related to the business. It’s also important to note that his bank accounts revealed he had the funds to satisfy the debt. That’s not all. The officials have given him multiple chances to comply with the remittance requirements. He is being accused of failing to pay taxes of $20,000 but less than $100,000. This is a developing story.