Harmari Search was again critical in evidence presented in court related to odometer tampering in Montgomery County, Ohio. The victim reported purchasing a vehicle for $2300 which the seller claimed had 140,000 miles on it, but in fact had been rolled back from 180,000 due to service records obtained by the victim. The vehicle was
Identify Illegal Short Term Rental Properties
Many reasons exist why a short term vacation rental (STR) property may be considered illegal. From a municipal government standpoint, it could be against ordinance to operate a short term rental in a particular zoning area. Even if a short term rental operator has a permit, by having more people over than the maximum occupancy,
Cash Economy / Taxable Services
Repair of tangible personal property is taxable in many states, and also is prone to cash-based transactions. Therefore, there is a significant risk of a cash economy and state sales tax not being collected. Many online websites have appeared where consumers can look for reputable service providers such as AngiesList, HomeAdvisor or Craigslist. These websites
Harmari Condo HOA Short Term Rental Finder
If your condo building or homeowner’s association has problems with AirBnB operators running illegal short term rentals, there is a solution. Harmari by LTAS, leaders in online investigation and data mining since 2011 have launched a short term rental monitoring solution specific to property management companies struggling with AirBnB problems. Harmari provides the following service:
What makes us better at short term rental compliance
The short term rental compliance industry has recently sprung up as a major concern amongst cities and counties in North America. The challenge of ensuring compliance is that many of the major short term rental listing sites do not fully identify the name of the operator/manager and address of the properties offered. Several vendors out
Custom Columns enable fast, efficient compliance investigations
Custom Columns is a valuable new feature in Harmari Search, which will open up the metadata associated with Craigslist ads into a tabular format making it easy for compliance investigations. You can go with our recommended presets, or select your own columns in our easy selection interface. If you make a mistake, no problem; simply
Harmari Gallery for archived images
Customers have been frustrated in the past when obtaining deleted Craigslist ads without the pictures via the Harmari Search Forensic View. Well that has changed going forward, because now Harmari Search archives image content for certain categories: cars & trucks, boat, RV, motorcycle, and heavy equipment. Partial coverage of those categories exists starting from December
5 Reasons why 1099K data won’t fill in the tax gap
With oil prices down 50% since Fall 2014, state revenue agencies are seeking ways to overcome the shortfall without increasing taxes. The simplest answer is improved enforcement: discovery, lead development, audit and collections are key aspects of that. The IRS’s IRMF data by state payee from 1099K filings is a good start if you haven’t
TaxCrawler – Bridge the Gap on IRMF by Payee State Code Extract
Good news: the TY 2011 IRMF by Payee State Code Extract is on schedule for distribution in April 2013 which will contain the long-awaited 1099-K information from IRS. Finally, state tax agencies will have access to this vital data to get an idea of online sales activity. Once the data is in state agency hands,
LTAS Technologies signs partnership with Business Watch International
LTAS Technologies Inc. announces a partnership today with Business Watch International (“BWI”). BWI has agreed to be the exclusive distributor of Harmari Search for Craigslist to law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada. LTAS Technologies delivers software tools and reports to insurance fraud investigators, industry regulators, tax/revenue agencies and law enforcement to identify criminal