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Sales Suppression & Detection
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Agenda
• Scope of the Problem
• Methods of Sales Suppression
• What California is doing
• How we can work together
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Scope of the Problem • Losing billions of dollars • Technology has changed the game • Vendors pushing suppression • Schemes are more elaborate • Suppression becomes the social norm • Enforcement has lagged behind • Users are more brazen because they think they
can’t get caught
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New York Sting Operations
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Evolution of Sales Suppression • Common Schemes • Phantom-ware (internal) • Zappers (external) • Sales Suppression as a Service
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Common Schemes
• Reusing the same invoice. • “Void” without delivery of invoices / non-registration of
the invoice / “no sale” / drawer opened manually. • Training mode. • Cancellation / refund / discount / no charge. • Invoice or bill credit (negative). • Transfer of items. • Redistribution of invoices. • Re-print invoices.
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Phantom-‐ware and Zappers Phantom-ware ▫ Internal - Factory-installed phantom-ware
Zappers ▫ External – CD’s, USB’s, etc
Internet Programs ▫ In the Cloud
Most POS systems are already programmed to allow fraudulent use
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Sales Suppression as a Service • Manipulation is a service
• Provide service remotely
• Installer keeps access to system
• Installer maintains original data second set of books
remotely – often in a different state
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What California is Doing
• Research and Findings
• Audit
• Legislation
• Outreach
• Next Steps
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California’s Research
• POS Systems
▫ Download manuals
▫ Identify systems in use in the area
• Understand restaurant industry
• Understand audit techniques to detect suppression
• Determine impact to California
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California Findings
• Regional hot spots
• Restaurant type/theme
• Identified types of systems in our region
• Mostly cash
• Most built into system
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California Findings
• Over 100 restaurants
• 14 different software systems found.
• 10 software systems have resulted in multiple
suppression cases.
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California Audit – Tools and Skills Tools • POS Software for Hands-On learning
Skills • Training • Audit selection and audit techniques • Auditor conversations with taxpayer • Social Media • Audit documentation
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California Legislation • Crime to sell, purchase, install, transfer or possess in
California, for commercial gain.
• Up to 3 years in jail and up to a fine of $10,000.
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California Outreach • Multiple messages aimed to Educate and Deter • Multiple methods ▫ News releases ▫ Press conference ▫ Email blasts ▫ Publications ▫ Industry Guides ▫ Articles in CA Restaurant Association
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California Next Steps
Move up the chain.
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How can we work together?
• Continued Networking
• Training for Trainers
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Training-‐for-‐Trainers for Other States
2-day Training for Trainers class in October or November Two types of classes:
1. Supervisor Class (conceptual training, audit selection, theory on undercover buys, program implementation)
2. Staff Class (POS theory and hands-on training)
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Contact Information Jeffrey McGuire, Deputy Director Sales and Use Tax Department Board of Equalization, CA [email protected]
Training for Trainers [email protected]
Warren Klomp, POS Lead Sales and Use Tax Department Board of Equalization, CA [email protected]