{"id":392890,"date":"2022-01-12T03:23:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T00:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uber-eats-withheld-more-than-11k-owed-to-nyc-restaurant-over-500-irs-debt\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T03:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T00:23:26","slug":"uber-eats-withheld-more-than-11k-owed-to-nyc-restaurant-over-500-irs-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uber-eats-withheld-more-than-11k-owed-to-nyc-restaurant-over-500-irs-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"#Uber Eats withheld more than $11K owed to NYC restaurant over $500 IRS debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Uber Eats withheld more than $11K owed to NYC restaurant over $500 IRS debt<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>For two months, Uber Eats withheld takeout order proceeds worth more than $11,000 from International Wings Factory, a popular chicken joint on Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason? An unpaid bill of $498.97 from the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS contacted the eatery\u2019s vendors late last year, including Uber Eats, placing a lien on International Wings Factory\u2019s accounts and ordering vendors to pay the US government first from any funds they owed the eatery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s accountant, Gus Kreatsoulas, said the debt was an innocent mistake linked to filing a late 2020 tax return. Uber and GrubHub both sent checks to the IRS for the unpaid debt.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Uber Eats continued to withhold money from International Wings Factory for all of the food deliveries it made during the month of November \u2014 leaving the cash-str<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed restaurant\u2019s operations hanging by a thread, its owner and chef, Deepak Ballaney, told The Post. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"572\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=572\" alt=\"Deepak Ballaney posted an Instagram video about his late Uber Eats payments.\" class=\"wp-image-20800040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1144 1144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=858 858w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=572 572w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=286 286w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-06-instagram-video.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\"\/><figcaption>Deepak Ballaney, owner of International Wings Factory, took his complaints about Uber Eats to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of @internationalwingsf<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The $11,200 check finally arrived on Tuesday \u2014 shortly after The Post made inquiries about it. <\/p>\n<p>It was the end of an ordeal that has likewise embroiled other restaurants, according to industry experts. In June, the IRS began its collection enforcement efforts on small businesses after more than a year of suspending them, and \u201call of the taxing authorities have become extremely aggressive,\u201d said Richard Rosenkrantz, a consultant for accounting firm Citrin Cooperman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of his clients was recently hit with an $80,000 lien from the IRS, which went after the restaurant\u2019s GrubHub receivables, Rosenkrantz said. GrubHub withheld $7,000 worth of delivery orders until Rosenkrantz intervened, obtaining a \u201chold\u201d from the IRS on the garnishments, according to the accountant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-05-text-message.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A text message from an Uber Eats rep.\" class=\"wp-image-20800083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-05-text-message.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-05-text-message.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-05-text-message.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An Uber Eats rep sent Ballaney a text explaining why the delivery service was late paying him. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are still working with the IRS on this issue,\u201d he said. \u201cWe think they are wrong on the penalties they charged our client.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grubhub declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of International Wings Factory, Ballaney had asked his Uber account rep on Nov. 18 to \u201csend an e-mail address or even a contact of someone higher up. I have overdrawn from my bank and I have no funds to pay my salaries,\u201d he pleaded. Although apologetic, the rep only offered numbers to more call centers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-01-Uber-app.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Uber Eats app displayed on a smart phone.\" class=\"wp-image-20800152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-01-Uber-app.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-01-Uber-app.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-01-Uber-app.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Uber Eats has been a lifeline for restaurants during the pandemic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response, an Uber Eats account rep told him on Jan. 4, \u201cThis is happening to other restaurants and the past few weeks have been incredibly slow due to the holiday season,\u201d according to a text shared with The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Uber Eats spokesman Harry Hartfield confirmed that the IRS has been paid the $498.97 that International Wings Factory owed, but he did not have an explanation for why Uber Eats didn\u2019t immediately cough up the $11,200 it owed the eatery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crux of this situation is that Uber Eats didn\u2019t follow proper protocols,\u201d Bellaney\u2019s accountant Kreatsoulas told The Post. \u201cUberEats should have sent him his checks as soon as it sent the IRS check.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-04-2-cooking.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Food being served on a plate .\" class=\"wp-image-20800228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-04-2-cooking.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-04-2-cooking.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/uber-eats-payment-04-2-cooking.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>International Wings Factory cuisine was part of a Food Network festival in October.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for NYCWFF<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GrubHub, for its part, never interrupted International Wings Factory\u2019s payments. It informed the eatery that it had received a request from the IRS and paid the amount while continuing to send the eatery its delivery order payments, according to an email that was shared with The Post.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the IRS has now been overpaid for this debt and owes Bellaney a refund now, Kreatsoulas said.<\/p>\n<p>Uber Eats, Bellaney added, \u201cacts as if they can do whatever they want, just because they are a big corporation and we are a small business.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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