Category Archives: Payroll Taxes

Witholding But Not Remitting Leads to ClubFed

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Russ

If there’s been a recurrent theme in this blog, one has been if you don’t pay your Trust Fund taxes you will get in trouble. Such trouble hit Michelle Bielaski of Bellevue, Washington. Ms. Bielaski’s company, Falcon Construction, Inc., paid … Continue reading →

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California’s Other $17.8 Billion Deficit

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Russ

California currently has a $24 billion budget deficit. Would you be surprised to learn that there’s another $17.8 billion budget deficit on top of the current budget fiasco? It’s true. California has had a major problem with the funding of … Continue reading →

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Sweet for Me, But Not for You

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Russ

With a name like Sweeties you can probably guess what the business was in. If the government is correct, your first instinct would be right. The Department of Justice is accusing Douglas Ketcher and Christina Wypych of Oakland Park, Florida … Continue reading →

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But Did They Remember the 46th Quarter?

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Russ

The Pruzan Law Firm began in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. That’s about the only thing you’ll find on their web page. Even that may be a thing of the past soon. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Methods Gauranteed to Get You in Trouble

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Russ

Below I present a trifecta of guaranteed methods to get you in very deep trouble with the IRS and your state tax agency. If you follow one of these methods you will likely find yourself on your way to ClubFed. … Continue reading →

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Trust Fund Taxes Not Paid Lead to the Expected Result

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Russ

Let’s head to Corpus Christi, Texas. Stephen and Bryan Lyons operated B&T Rents. The store was profitable. Of course it helps when you don’t send your trust fund taxes to the IRS. As I’ve said before, if you do that … Continue reading →

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When Cash Isn’t King

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Russ

I’ve heard many times that cash is king. Well, that’s not always the case as Leroy Felt, Jr. discovered. Mr. Felt was the owner of Woody’s Construction in Margate, Florida. He decided to pay his employees in cash. That’s absolutely … Continue reading →

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They Should Have Known Better

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Russ

This week’s tax evasion stories share a common theme: the alleged evaders (and those convicted) should have known better. Let’s start in Sin City, where a personal injury attorney liked cash as a way to conduct his business. There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Payroll Tax Fraud

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Russ

I’ve said this before but it bears repeating—especially on Labor Day. If you want to get in trouble with the IRS either withhold payroll taxes and don’t remit them to the IRS or pay your employees under the table (thus … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Payroll Service In Trouble

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Russ

What happens if you use a payroll service and they don’t forward the deposits to the IRS and your state tax department? The payroll company will be in trouble, but the employer is still liable for the deposits. That’s why … Continue reading →

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