Trust Fund Interview and Form 4180

Posted on July 6, 2009
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In today’s difficult economic environment, expect more businesses to resort to using payroll tax money to stay afloat and a corresponding increase in IRS enforcement measures. With bank lending tight, employee tax withholding is a ready —but dangerous—source of immediate operating capital.

But the IRS does not like being made an unwilling partner to a loan…

Read the full EA Journal article “IRS Trust Fund Investigations: The Best Defense is a Good Offense”

Download IRS interview Form 4180

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• Learn how the IRS pursues the trust fund recovery penalty in "IRS Trust Fund Investigations: The Best Defense is a Good Offense" in article by Howard Levy from the Journal of Enrolled Agents.Read the article Download the IRS trust fund interview Form 4180

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