Leader of $181 million payroll tax scheme admits guilt [United States v. Amodeo, DC FL, Case No. 6:08-cr-176-Orl-28GJK Frank Amodeo, the former head of Mirabilis Ventures Inc., has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he and his co-conspirators knowingly failed to remit payroll taxes to the IRS totaling between $172…
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IRS official pledges improved collection of billions in unpaid payroll taxes from businesses WASHINGTON (AP) — A top IRS official promised Congress Tuesday that the agency “will do better” in collecting billions in taxes that businesses supposedly withheld from employees’ paychecks but never remitted to the government. Linda Stiff, a…
Final regs include new process for reporting employment tax adjustments and refund claims T.D. 9405, 06/30/2008, Reg. § 31.6011(a)-1, Reg. § 31.6011(a)-4, Reg. § 31.6011(a)-5, Reg. § 31.6205-1, Reg. § 31.6302-1, Reg. § 31.6402(a)-1, Reg. § 31.6413(a)-1, Reg. § 31.6403(a)-2 Mike Habib, EA IRS has issued final regs on employment…
Recap of recent state employment tax laws, developments, and changes taking effect in July Several states and localities are making employment tax changes that take effect in July. In addition, several new employment tax laws and developments have occurred recently. Here are some of the highlights from the following states:…
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IRS focusing efforts on four employment tax initiatives American Payroll Association 26th Annual Congress May 13-17 (Austin, TX) John Tuzynski, IRS Chief, Employment Tax Operations, told attendees at APA’s 26th Annual Congress that the IRS is focusing its efforts on the following four key employment tax initiatives: (1) worker classification,…
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New bill seeks to reduce worker misclassifications H.R. 5804, 4/15/08 [Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008] Rep. James McDermott (D-Wash) has introduced legislation that would revise employee vs. independent contractor rules and increase information reporting penalties The legislation is called the “Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of…
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