Payroll Taxes October 7, 2026
Tax Court Upholds 100% Penalty in Payroll Tax Case
A business owner may be held personally for unpaid payroll taxes due to a willful failure.
Payroll April 22, 2024
Payroll Tax News Updates: April 2024
Under the trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP), a “responsible person” may be held personally liable for the full amount of an employer’s unpaid employment taxes.
Taxes March 29, 2024
IRS Again Extends Income Tax Deadline For Hawaii Wildfire Victims
The agency further postponed until Aug. 7 various filing and payment deadlines for those affected by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires.
Payroll March 26, 2024
Florida Man Gets Prison for Not Paying $900K in Employment Taxes
A Florida man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over taxes that he withheld from his employees’ paychecks.
Small Business January 24, 2024
Don’t Let Retirement Tax Benefits Pass By Your Business Clients
Tax professionals have the opportunity to help reduce their business clients’ taxes by recognizing the opportunity for a retirement plan.
Payroll October 23, 2023
5 Changes Coming to Social Security in 2024
As inflation lingers, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is boosting its cost of living adjustment (COLA) for benefit checks in 2024. It’s just one of many changes announced by Social Security recently.
Payroll October 20, 2023
IRS Watches for Misclassified Independent Contractors, But There is a Safe Harbor Rule
An employer in danger of being assessed back taxes for certain workers may avoid liability if it qualifies for “Section 530 relief.”
Payroll September 12, 2023
Kansas Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $2.2 Million Employment Tax Scheme
A Kansas woman pleaded guilty on Sept 1, 2023, to willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes to the IRS.
August 17, 2023
New Jersey Business Owner Failed to Pay $10 Million in Payroll Taxes
A New Jersey business owner faces a federal prison sentence after failing to pay more than $10 million in payroll taxes.
Payroll July 23, 2023
Colorado Businessman Gets 15 Months for $737K Employment Tax Evasion
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for evading the payment of more than $700,000 in employment taxes he owed to the IRS.
Payroll May 31, 2023
California Construction Company Owner Guilty of Employment Tax Crimes
He was found guilty of not timely filing employment tax returns and did not pay withholdings to the IRS for 2014 and the last three quarters of 2015.
Sales Tax May 24, 2023
Colorado Department of Revenue Seizes Headquarters of Boston Market Over Unpaid Sales and Payroll Taxes
McDonald’s purchased Boston Market in May 2000, eventually selling it to Sun Capital Partners, a private equity firm in 2007, which in turn sold the company to the Rohan Group during the pandemic.
Payroll February 15, 2023
IRS Makes Minor Changes to 2023 W-4 Form
If you know Form W-4 like the back of your hand, knowing these 2023 changes should be enough to close out this article and go about your day.