Myrtle Beach hotel owner accused of withholding taxes from the state
A Myrtle Beach hotel owner was arrested Monday under accusations of failing to file sales and accommodations tax returns.
Esta Lewis Hucks, owner of the Sea Nymph Motel, was arrested by South Carolina Department of Revenue investigators, according to a release from the Department of Revenue.
Hucks is charged with seven counts of failure to file sales and accommodations tax returns and one count of operating a business without a retail license. In 2009, Hucks pleaded guilty and was convicted of two counts of failing to file sales tax returns for this same motel, according to the release.
The motel’s gross sales from August 2010 through tax year 2016 totaled $181,192, according to the Department of Revenue. Investigators say Hucks did not file state sales and accommodations tax returns for that time period.
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