Imagine you are running a business. Times are tough and you need to make some serious cuts in expenses to stay afloat. Or perhaps you are just greedy. In any case, let’s suppose you neglect to pay your payroll tax. Well, even many Bozos know that neglecting to pay your Federal payroll taxes is the quickest possible trip to ClubFed for a tax crime. So, no, that is not what our Bozo today decided on.
Instead, he decided not to remit sales tax. States like that just as much as the IRS likes when you don’t remit federal payroll taxes. It’s a very quick way to visit your state’s penitentiary.
Yes, if you are collecting sales tax, you must remit said sales tax to the taxing authority. If you do not, you are committing a Bozo act. Just like with payroll taxes, state governments always go after people taking “their” money.
