How do I know if my business is in tax trouble?

Entrepreneurs justifiably take great pride in their business.  But this pride often gets in the way of a clear understanding of the risk of continuing to operate into a storm of IRS trouble.  The IRS comes down hardest on businesses with tax troubles, and owners and management are usually implicated as well.
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IRS steps it up on pursuit of unpaid employment taxes

In tough economic times, hard-working entrepreneurs protect their business by first paying the vendors, suppliers and employees that are necessary to operations, and delaying payment to the IRS.   This is because the vendors and employees are at the door, waiting for payment, and there can be no tomorrow without them. The IRS is more distant.  The [...]