Tax Law Blog

Tax fraud does not pay—especially fraud involving employment taxes.

A recent Jacksonville, Florida tax crime offers a mashup of payroll tax fraud, shell company schemes, workers’ compensation fraud, and cooked books for good measure.

Business owners who unwittingly or deliberately misclassify employees can end up in an employment tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Avoid the inevitable confrontation by knowing the differences between an employee and a legitimate...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) puts enforcement of employment tax responsibilities at the top of its list. Discrepancies in reporting and payment of employment taxes can trigger a civil or even criminal tax audit.

Employers in the U.S. are required to collect employment taxes and pay them over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Not only that but responsible parties are expected to do so in a timely and correct manner. Not surprisingly, if there is an...

The temptation is too great—a business owner siphons employment taxes to fund the business or his lifestyle. You may be falling behind on paying over withholding taxes right now, but are convinced no one will notice. But what if the IRS already...

Payroll tax crimes are common and usually avoidable. The plight of one business owner highlights the federal obligation to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

If you are new to this space, we are counting down the Top Ten Criminal Tax Fraud Cases for 2021 as identified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We are up to number four, a case about a con man who created a faith-based scam that bilked...

If you are working with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on a payroll tax dispute, it is important to understand the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TRFP).

The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things—including taxes paid to the municipalities where many Ohio businesses are located.