Nonpayment of payroll taxes is taken very seriously by the IRS.  Payroll taxes are considered a “trust tax” and when employers try to evade paying the payroll taxes due, or simply not pay them at all, the IRS can be very aggressive in their collection attempts.  Unpaid payroll taxes can cause you to lose your business – and your freedom – as demonstrated in this article below:
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Many of you may own your own business with your own employees. This means you will need to follow the IRS tax rules for filing and paying annual payroll taxes if you want to stay in business and out of IRS trouble.
But how far can the IRS go when it comes to collecting unpaid payroll taxes? Can the IRS really go after you personally if you fail to file and
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Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service began employment tax audits of approximately 6,000 U.S. companies to provide statistical data for the National Research Program study of employment tax compliance.
During this process, the IRS is also prioritizing the collection of unpaid employment taxes from both businesses big and small. This means no one is safe from IRS audits as Uncle Sam zeros in on randomly selected companies and individuals in order to
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Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service began employment tax audits of approximately 6,000 U.S. companies to provide statistical data for the National Research Program study of employment tax compliance. The IRS is also prioritizing the collection of unpaid employment taxes from both businesses big and small – and putting their most experienced agents on the task.
As the IRS is stepping up their increasingly aggressive collection efforts for unpaid payroll
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As the IRS expands audits to 6,000 companies, our tax resolution firm provides expert audit representation while helping businesses resolve potentially detrimental problems that arise from delinquent employment and payroll taxes.
The IRS is stepping up efforts to capture lost tax revenue, recently announcing it would embark on a three-year campaign to audit 6,000 businesses.
Of most concern is any business with unpaid payroll taxes and delinquent employment taxes. Failure to pay
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Because unpaid employment taxes/unpaid payroll taxes are considered trust taxes, these are the toughest IRS payment plans to negotiate. Collecting unpaid employment taxes/unpaid payroll taxes is a top priority for IRS. If you want business tax relief, you will need a tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist to educate you on the best business tax relief solution for your specific situation.
It’s no secret that the Internal Revenue Service is
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Payroll tax is a topic that usually invokes a growl from small and large business owners alike – failure to keep up with payroll tax payments, as I’ve stated before, can be the “kiss of death” for many businesses. Having unpaid employment taxes/payroll taxes quickly results in IRS payroll tax penalties and suddenly your business is shut down, boarded up by the IRS and that’s the end of that. However,
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In a time when the government is desperate for revenue, it is very important for business owners to stay on top of their payroll taxes game to avoid IRS payroll tax problems.
For those who may not be familiar with payroll taxes, unpaid payroll taxes are considered “trust fund taxes” because the employer’s failure to pay payroll taxes is equated to holding the employee’s money in trust until a federal tax
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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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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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As the IRS continues its increasing aggression in tax collection efforts, business owners that are having trouble making ends meet need to be wary of getting mired in payroll tax problems.
In this economy, many businesses are struggling with cash flow–oftentimes, it’s not that the business owners want to intentionally skip on paying payroll taxes, it’s because they can’t afford to pay them while still keeping their business running.
The important thing
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