By: Michael J. Tedesco The IRS released Notice 2021-11 on January 19, 2021 addressing how employers who elected to defer certain employees’ Social Security taxes (“Applicable Taxes”) can withhold and pay those taxes throughout the 2021 calendar year. On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Memorandum directing the Treasury Secretary to use his authority under I.R.C. Section 7508A, which
By: Kevin Murphy, Esq. PART ONE When we discuss potential liability for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP)- I.R.C. § 6672, we often find the need to explain how payroll taxes work. Many clients, some lawyers and accountants and unfortunately even some IRS agents and Assistant U. S. Attorneys don’t really understand what constitutes a trust fund liability. Everyone has