Salina Strip Club Owner Allegedly Hides Over $500,000
KSAL Staff - Wed 03:16 PM 08/22/2012
Internal Revenue Service investigated the case
A Salina bar owner is facing federal charges, accused of failing to report over $500,000 in income, and underpaying his taxes by over $150,000.
According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, 49-year-old Kirk Roberts is charged with failing to report $537,942 in income for tax years 2006, 2007 and 2008 and underpaying his taxes by $153,519.
The indictment alleges Roberts owned the Wild Wild West, a strip club west of Salina. He collected $3 to $5 cash per night per customer for door cover charges, $25 to $50 per night in cash for house fees paid by dancers for the ability to dance on the stage, and $35 per half hour in cash for fees charged to dancers for use of private rooms or “champagne rooms.”
The cash from the fees was not recorded on the business’ cash register. Rather than depositing the cash into the business’ bank account, Roberts deposited the money into a personal account.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
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ksfarmdude
Wednesday 22 August 2012 18:58 Report this comment
this sounds like a witch hunt, bet theres more to this story
KSSimNut
Wednesday 22 August 2012 19:15 Report this comment
WOw I would have never imagined such a place could pull such income. Maybe I got in the wrong line of work.
IamMe
Wednesday 22 August 2012 22:03 Report this comment
Bar owners have been doing this for decades. I agree with ksfarmdude, why now all of a sudden the "witch hunt"?
evilklown
Wednesday 22 August 2012 22:48 Report this comment
The owner wasn't kicking money to the proper city/county campaign funds and he got punished.
Viper
Thursday 23 August 2012 02:04 Report this comment
That's right evil, you don't pay you don't play.
getumgranny
Thursday 23 August 2012 06:42 Report this comment
How dumb can you be!!! Depositing money in your personal bank account you were not showing on your income taxes!! He cut his own throat here, yes, bars have been doing this for years, not showing all their income. However, most do NOT keep their extra stash in a bank account the IRS can access!!
pops67401
Thursday 23 August 2012 07:53 Report this comment
lol @ granny... bad experience back in the day with paying the house fees? In all seriousness these kinds of places are almost always all cash business. if they aren't smart enough to cook the books close to reality someone is going to notice. Especially if your not greasing the right palms.
Iamgonnagetu
Thursday 23 August 2012 08:07 Report this comment
Wonder how much the poker place on Broadway is stashing. But they are paying someone off to let them operate an illegal operation. That is where this Guy went wrong by not taking care of certain people.