Construction Ex-CFO Owes $111,000 in California Sales, Use Taxes

A former chief financial officer of a storm drain construction contractor was found personally liable for more than $111,000 in sales and use taxes originally owed by the company, according to the California Office of Tax Appeals.

Boris Treyzon, the former CFO, was identified as a responsible person for the taxes from 2008-2012 in several communications, including emails, along with statements from previous officers of West Coast Storm Inc.

While Treyzon may not have been CFO during the audited period, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration said that “he was a ‘de facto’ CFO as well as an ...