How to Report a Person Who Doesn't Pay Payroll Taxes

If you report a tax evader to the IRS, you could be eligible for a reward.
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How do I (and should I) report a business for possible tax fraud?

Image via bills.com Employers have a duty to withhold taxes from employees. That’s one reason the IRS likes employees better than independent contractors. See IRS, DOL And States Mount Independent Contractor Attack. The IRS gets its tax money sooner and more reliably by withholding, causing some people to believe that someday [...]
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Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to jail. When an employer withholds taxes but fails to send this trust fund money to the IRS, the agency gets serious.  If you fail to pay and are a “responsible person” the IRS can pursue you personally even if [...]
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