Employment Tax Archives

26 12, 2014

Withholding But Never Letting Go Gets Businessman Sentenced to 15 Months

By Allan|2020-02-12T14:20:17-05:00December 26th, 2014|100% Penalty, Employment Tax, Payroll Tax, Tax Crimes, Withholding Tax|0 Comments

All too often business owners find all that money they have withheld from employees’ paychecks much too tempting. Instead of paying it to the IRS, as they are obligated, they keep it, and use it for other things, like the electric bill, or a supplier whose supplies are necessary for the business to stay in business. Other people’s money used for things for which it was not supposed to be used. This can lead to problems. For example:

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27 05, 2009

Jobs Agency Owner Gets Temp Assignment (Some Call it a ‘Sentence’) to Federal Prison for Unpaid Employment Tax

By Allan|2020-02-12T14:20:20-05:00May 27th, 2009|100% Penalty, Employment Tax, IRS Collection, IRS Enforcement, IRS News, Payroll Tax, Pierce the Corporate Veil, Tax Crimes, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, Withholding Tax|0 Comments

A San Antonio, Texas, woman was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution to the IRS for her role in a fraudulent tax scheme.

In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Fred Biery ordered that Terrell Diamond be placed under supervised release for a period of three years after completing her prison term.

According to court records, Diamond, along with her now-ex-husband and co-defendant, William Diamond, conspired to defraud the IRS in the assessment and collection of more than $1.5 million in employment taxes due and owing from November 1996 to June 2003.

The employment taxes owed pertained to temporary employment agencies owned and operated by the Diamonds, including Ameriforce and Primo Labor.

Both Diamonds pleaded guilty to the same charge: one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS.