This has probably already been dug to death, but I woke up to "Horse-Face Killa Cortez" aka "Chiquita Kruschev" this morning.

A) Any taxfags know if businesses were also leveraging the SALT deductions and n o longer can, like for individuals?

B) LOL co-owner Charles Milite cites high rent and RISING MINIMUM WAGES as why they shut down. (^^graphic from article^^)

C) What are the odds this was a shell for a trafficking operation which has now been either caught, or decided to shut down proactively to avoid prosecution?

AOC's Congressional Financial Disclosure Form (was she claiming all tip income? – doesn't look like it but don't know the area or how this business handled tip income):

http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/financial-pdfs/2018/10021221.pdf

Article on the shop she worked at, which has now shut down due to "high rent and rising minimum wage":

https://nypost.com/2018/07/12/famed-coffee-shop-in-union-square-to-close-after-28-years/

Business Info from NY Dept of State page:

https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_token=B2A043A74D8B059C82200546BB9657ED839EAA7647D0E011E91215DAB0A4D31A6B79C1E4E6E3CFCE92FB52A3C8C89ECD&p_nameid=12224028EA106733&p_corpid=4806F2274794B460&p_captcha=17476&p_captcha_check=B2A043A74D8B059C82200546BB9657ED839EAA7647D0E011E91215DAB0A4D31A0682ADF528E0D051206A6249FCD0A4BB&p_entity_name=%43%4F%46%46%45%45%20%53%48%4F%50%20%54%41%51%55%45%52%49%41%20%4C%4C%43&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=%43%4F%4E%54%41%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0