A.C. Reed’s B & S lounge, 213 E. Main St., once again has to close its doors. Carbondale Police issued a notice late Friday night revoking the establishment’s liquor license because of an unpaid state sales tax and unpaid employee withholding taxes.

Velvet McNaire, manager of A.C. Reed’s, said the lounge was finished selling alcohol for the evening when the lounge was issued the papers by the state Friday night.

I was doing some paper work when the police came in to notify us, she said. I was working on the tax papers.

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Debbie Best, a spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue, said the unpaid taxes led the state liquor commission to revoke the lounge’s license.

They (A.C. Reed’s) have unpaid sales tax from October, November, and December of 95, she said. They also have not paid withholding taxes for employees for the second, third and fourth quarters of 95.

Best said the state received no payments a revocation hearing took place in Springfield last month which stemmed from the unpaid taxes.

They have not paid any back taxes since the hearing and must do so in order to get the liquor license reinstated, Best said.

Best said the exact amount of the unpaid taxes could not be released.

McNaire said the lounge was open Thursday and Friday as scheduled but did not open on Saturday.

McNaire said the lounge will re-open when they are paid.

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All A.C. has to do is pay back taxes, and the license will be reissued. It’s kind of like a suspension, McNaire said. By the time he gets back from Europe we’ll reopen. Maybe in a month or so he’ll be able to take care of all that.