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Colorado Businessman Gets 15 Months for $737K Employment Tax Evasion

CPA Practice

A Colorado man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for evading the payment of more than $700,000 in employment taxes he owed to the IRS. After failing to collect from the businesses, the IRS assessed the tax against Stevens personally.

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An Employer’s Guide to Multi-State Payroll Tax Withholding for Remote Workers

Anders CPA

Remote workers have become a staple of the workplace, but hiring out-of-state employees can lead to payroll tax complications. Multi-state payroll tax withholding done incorrectly can lead to penalties and interest for employers and create tax headaches for employees.

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Last Week in Payroll: Federal Employment Taxes

ThomsonReuters

In general, the federal income tax, Social Security tax, FUTA tax, Medicare tax, and Additional Medicare tax are considered employment or payroll taxes. An employer withholds these taxes from the wages of each employee and file and pay the taxes with the IRS. Payroll tax relief.

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Payroll trends to watch in 2022 (Part 2)

ThomsonReuters

The DOL also has a list of potential FUTA credit reduction states for tax year 2022, which includes California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. States and localities may also provide tax relief for businesses affected by a disaster. Virgin Islands.

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Save Thousands on Taxes With an S-Corp Election

SingleTrackAccounting

Yes, you will need to pay social security & medicare taxes on your W-2 income, but by running some of your profits through Owner payroll, the entire remainder of your net income is saved from paying ANY self employment tax. Even better, the business can write off your salary and it’s portion of your payroll taxes.

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