Business Assets Seized - Doc Timm LLC DBA Agents of Comics

For Immediate Release
August 19, 2009

Media Contact:
Freda Warfield - 785-296-3042

(Topeka) -- This morning, the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) and Alcohol Beverage Control Agents (KDOR) executed tax warrants filed in Sedgwick County District Court. The department seized the business assets of Doc Timm LLC DBA Agents of Comics, owned by Timothy D Warren, located at 924 W Douglas, Wichita KS, for nonpayment of retail sales taxes and seized personal assets for non-payment of individual income taxes.

All known bank accounts, on-site cash, business inventory, and personal property assets belonging to the owner were seized and the business was sealed closed. Seized assets will be sold at public auction to pay toward delinquent tax.

Warrant execution occurs when all other collection attempts, including multiple letters, telephone calls, letters of impending legal action, tax liens filed with the District Court of domicile to secure the debt, previous bank levies and on-site till taps are executed to bring the taxpayer into compliance have been exhausted. After several unsuccessful collection attempts, or lack of response from the taxpayer, the Department is forced to take warrant execution action of seizing assets, which in this instance resulted in the business being closed.

The KDOR's standard practice is to continually encourage delinquent taxpayers, who are not lawfully filing or paying taxes (sales, income etc.), to voluntarily enter into a repayment agreement. When multiple collection attempts fail, the Department is forced to protect the interests of the State and employ civil actions aimed at encouraging the taxpayers to comply, such as a bank levy, a till tap, or ultimately seizure of assets.

Tax Warrants Executed:

Sales Tax Case: #09ST319SA - $4,502.73
Sales Tax Case: #09ST1280SA - $6,310.53

Total delinquent Sales tax debt - $10,813.26

Individual Income Tax Case: #05ST788IC - $59,756.64

Total delinquent individual income tax debt - $59,756.64

Total Debt: - $70,569.90

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