Payroll Taxes: Late Payment & Independent Contractors
Business owners often find themselves ensnared in payroll tax controversies. These controversies often arise from the late payment of payroll taxes or classifying employees as independent contractors rather than employees.
Failing to timely pay over payroll taxes can result in penalties and interest in excess of the initial tax that wasn’t paid. Our tax laws give the IRS a very strong position with regard to unpaid payroll tax liabilities and the IRS is particularly aggressive in pursuing businesses for unpaid payroll taxes. This can put business owners in the position of having to shutdown or liquidate their business, resulting in loss of employment and benefits for employers and employees and their families and loss of a business’s hard-won reputation. If that is not bad enough, the government may be able to pursue the business owner personally for the business’s unpaid payroll tax liabilities.
An experienced tax attorney can help you understand your tax obligations with regard to your employees and help resolve your payroll tax problems.
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