Studio Legale Conley AUDIT & CRIMINAL TAX DEFENSE

GEORGE CONLEY, ESQ.

 

​Former State Investigator / Tax Prosecutor with

 

More than twenty-five (25) years of experience representing clients in the areas of New Jersey & Pennsylvania Sales Tax Evasion Defense; Criminal and Municipal Court Tax Law; Restaurant and Liquor Industry Business and Commercial Law Audit Defense.

Avv. Conley holds an MA from Trenton State College, JD from Widener University Law School and certificates from the University of Firenze Law School / Dickinson Law School (It), University of Bologna Law School / Brooklyn Law School (It), Salzburg Law School (Aus), Kings College School of Law (UK) and the prestigious European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole (It). Avv. Conley is admitted before the following courts: *New Jersey State and Federal Courts *Pennsylvania State and Federal Courts *United States International Court of Trade *United States Tax Court and the * United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

 

Pizza & Liquor Industry

Law Practice represents numerous restaurants, pizzeria's and liquor establishments throughout New Jersey.

Avvocato Conley speaks Italian and English.

 

Linkedin Link

 

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Law Enforcement Education

 

Professor Conley has also taught Criminal Justice and Business Law part-time courses at the Burlington County College since 1987.

Prior to obtaining his Law Degree, Avvocato graduated the following Police Academies and Police Training:

 

Burlington County Police Academy - Certified Police Officer PTC Course, Methods of Instruction PTC Course, Criminal Investigation Course; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center FLETC - Certified Criminal Investigator School CITD; New Jersey State Police Academy- Schools of Criminal Investigation, Police Supervision and Organized Crime.

 

Avv. Conley is also a former Certified Polygraph Examiner, having completed a Polygraph Training Programs in Philadelphia, Pa. and Maryland.

Areas of Practice

New Jersey Sales Tax Audit Law​

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New Jersey Sales Tax Law​

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Tax Audit Defense​ and Appeals

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Pennsylvania Sales Tax Audit Law​​​​​

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General Criminal Tax Defense​​​​​

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General Civil Tax Law​

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Municipal Court Tax and Defense​​​​​​​​​

News & Publications

SALES TAX AUDIT POINTERS

 

When the NJ Division of Taxation arrives to initiate a sales tax audit the business should anticipate that a Tax Investigator has already "shopped your business," examined your supplier records, weighed your sandwich and mozzarella portions and conducted a desk investigation.  If your business maintains a Liquor License,Tax Investigators may have already initiated a "pour test" to calculate the number of shots sold per bottle.

 

Be prepared!  The following business records are often requested; although not every record the State requests may not be legally required to be maintained:

 

• General ledgers and journals

• Cash receipt and disbursement journals

• Purchase and sales journals

• Sales tax exemption or resale certificates

• State tax returns

• Federal tax returns

• Purchase Invoices

• Work papers used in preparation of Sales Tax retrns

• Any record to prove or disprove filed sales tax returns.

 

The State anricipates that the Restaurant & Pizza Industries will lack adequate records. If your records are incomplete or even non-existent, NOW is the time to contact our firm in order to reconstruct your sales and be prepared for an audit.

 

The Sales Tax Audit is a very tedious and sophisticated investigation of your financial records and often, a supplemental investigation of your living style- a "reality" audit that looks at your personal monthly expenses and lifestyle. 

 

Let us work for you!

 

CRIMINAL REFERRAL

 

At any time, It is possible for an Audit to be turned over to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the NJ Taxation and/or the NJ Division of Criminal Justice.  If you have any doubts that the audit could identify criminal tax behavior, we recommend contacting us immediately to protect your rights and interests.