Got Payroll Tax Problems? Office Manager Gets 30 Months in Prison for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes and Tax Evasion
As stated on the Tax Resolution Services’ Payroll Tax Problems webpage, “Borrowing from payroll taxes is against the law and can land you in prison”. Well, embezzling from payroll taxes will land you in prison, like this office manager from Illinois who embezzled from the employee benefit plan and failed to pay employment taxes. She took a gamble that she wouldn’t get caught by the IRS and she lost!
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison as a result of her convictions for tax evasion, willful failure to file federal income tax returns, embezzlement from an employee benefit plan and failure to pay employment taxes.
In addition, Mary R. Storer, 40, formerly of Wood River, Ill., was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution in the amount of $266,056 to the victim, Elk Heating and Cooling, and $76,267.29 to the IRS.
The convictions are the result of Storer’s conduct after she was hired by Elk Heating and Sheet Metal as their office manager in 2006. Elk Heating and Sheet Metal is a small, family-owned heating and air-conditioning company in Madison County.
Storer’s responsibilities included answering the telephones, setting up customer appointments and handling accounts receivable and accounts payable. Storer was also in charge of payroll and filing and paying Elk Heating and Sheet Metal’s payroll taxes. Storer immediately began embezzling money from Elk Heating and Sheet Metal and gambled away almost all of the money that she embezzled. At the sentencing, information was also presented that she had gambled heavily in 2007, with losses exceeding $200,000 for that year.
If you feel like your office manager is up to something then we strongly recommend having a tax professional, like a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist from Tax Resolution Services, take a look at your payroll tax problems. Payroll tax problems, such as delinquent payroll taxes or failing to file payroll taxes, will generate huge IRS penalties and debt and can be considered a federal crime.  Tax Resolution Services’ expert tax representation can help you resolve your payroll tax problems or payroll tax penalties. Free payroll tax consultation by calling 1-866-IRS-PROBLEMS (1-866-477-7762) today!
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