Business taxpayer with employees often ask me, what is employment tax and the trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP).Well, to encourage prompt payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the TFRP. These taxes are called trust fund taxes because you actually hold the employee's money in trust until you make a federal tax deposit in that amount. The TFRP may apply to you if these unpaid trust fund taxes cannot be immediately collected from the business. The business does not have to have stopped operating in order for the TFRP to be assessed.Who Can Be Responsible for the TFRPThe TFRP may be assessed against any person who: Is responsible for collecting or paying...
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