From the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing – Can I go to Prison for a Willful Failure to Collect or Pay Over Employment Tax?
Finding oneself embroiled in potentially criminal employment tax federal or state allegations of willful failure to collect or pay over taxes is bound to be unnerving, stressful, and downright frightening. Employers in the United States are legally obligated to withhold employee income taxes, Social Security, and Medicare taxes-commonly referred to as “trust fund taxes”-and remit […]