Borough to conduct random sales tax audits of businesses

The borough will conduct sales tax audits periodically over the next year.

Ten businesses will be selected at a time, covering various categories of business types, Borough Manager Mason Villarma said April 24.

The audits are an effort to preserve equity for all businesses and consumers in the borough.

“There appears to be circumstances where businesses are collecting sales taxes but not remitting to the city, and maybe having a history of not ever remitting to the city,” Villarma said. “Those will be the first folks that we make sure get current with their obligation and we’ll assist them in...