Visiting the state website listing business closure notices because of tax delinquencies is just a thing Whispers does.
Last week’s visit indicated that Vesuvio Bistro at 1315 Breckenridge Drive in Little Rock had been served with a closure notice May 4. But owner Bill Criswell says it was all a misunderstanding.
“We just got behind a little bit,” Criswell said. “They gave us a few days to pay it and we’re paid and going on forward.”
The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, as authorized by Act 360 of 2009, can close any business that fails to remit withholding taxes for any three months during a 24-month period, and lists those businesses served with closure notices.
The state doesn’t disclose how much in sales and use tax a business owes, and Criswell declined to provide the amount.
The Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission in July sued Criswell’s Bistro Group for $1,500 in sales taxes but that debt was settled within hours, filings in Pulaski County Circuit Court show.
