Posts Tagged ‘payroll tax debt’

Failing To Pay Withheld Payroll Taxes is a Serious Crime – New Jersey Couple Facing Prison and Large Fine

Monday, January 10th, 2011

The money collected from payroll taxes by an employer should not go back into the business.  These taxes are to be turned over to the government no later than three days after the pay date of the payroll checks.  When a business fails to adhere to this, they are looking to get into deep trouble with the IRS.  Payroll taxes are considered a “trust” tax and nonpayment of them is essentially
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IRS Shows No Mercy to Small Business Owners Struggling with Payroll Tax Problems

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The IRS is mercilessly going after small business owners for payments of payroll taxes–even when the business may be struggling to keep its light on.
In these tough economic times, the IRS is not so much concerned with how a business may be staying afloat, but how the business will pay all of its payroll taxes on time–even if it means levying their customers/clients. If you are in a situation where
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Delinquent Payroll Taxes: Biggest Mistakes Small Businesses with Payroll Tax Problems Make

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Payroll tax problems can close a business overnight and lead to criminal sanctions including prison time. As the IRS grows increasingly aggressive in their collection attempts for past due payroll taxes, struggling business owners with delinquent payroll taxes need to know how to protect the future of their businesses.
Read on for the biggest mistakes small business owners make when dealing with payroll tax problems:

Ignoring potential payroll tax penalties. The stakes
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This Year, Resolve to Solve Your IRS Tax Problems. Let TRS Be the Special Forces Unit in Your Battle Against the IRS!

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

I wanted to take a moment to mention some of our remarkable client success stories from 2008.

Matt C. owed the IRS nearly $40,000 in back taxes when he came to us. A year after he retained us, he won an Offer in Compromise settlement for $1,500. And when the negotiated settlement was paid, all of Matt C.’s federal tax liens were released.

We also helped a business owner whose payroll tax
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Tax Issues Relevant to Today’s Small Business Owner

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

When I was on Small Business Matters on blogtalkradio last week, I told host Regina McRae that 25% to 30% of my tax relief clients are small businesses with tax problems.
She asked a very good question that many small business owners often have: How do you distinguish between independent contractors and employees who are on your payroll?   Or more importantly, how does the IRS determine that?
There’s a 20-point common law
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How A Business Owner Owed $7 Million in Payroll Tax Debt – But Enlisted Expert Tax Help and Paid Nothing to the IRS!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

When I appeared on the Wealth TV’s The Big Biz Show recently, I was asked to share a story about one of the biggest IRS problems we’ve helped resolve. I like sharing stories from our client files, not just to brag about TRS’s high tax help success rate, but more because it helps reinforce my message to people who are in trouble or behind in their taxes: There’s a solution
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