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

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Tip 1 - What Happens When You Fail to Pay Employee Payroll Taxes?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Dunia Gill | permalink

As a small-business owner, you are required to withhold federal and applicable state and local taxes from your employees’ paychecks, unless the employee is exempt from the tax. You are also ...

For further reading: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/happens-fail-pay-employee-payroll-taxes-43636.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - How To Report A Tax Cheat

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by daviddm | permalink

If you report a tax evader to the IRS, you could be eligible for a reward.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/taxes/09/reporting-tax-cheats.asp ^[2]

Tip 3 - How do I (and should I) report a business for possible tax fraud?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Patrik Wuillemin | permalink

How do I (and should I) report a business for possible tax fraud?

For further reading: http://ask.metafilter.com/180451/How-do-I-and-should-I-report-a-business-for-possible-tax-fraud ^[3]

Tip 4 - Failing To Pay Employment Taxes Means Personal Liability

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ian Dick | permalink

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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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2012/03/12/failing-to-pay-employment-taxes-means-personal-liability/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Fail To Pay Payroll Tax: Go To Jail

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Chris Goeschel | permalink

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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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2011/10/03/fail-to-pay-payroll-tax-go-to-jail/ ^[5]