I person responsible for paying over payroll taxes may not escape responsibility through the use of corporate formalities and structures.
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Corporate Structure Did Not Protect Lawyer From Payroll Tax Conviction
Staffing Agent Failed to Pay Patroll Taxes for Employees U.S. v. MCLAIN, 646 F.3d 599 (8th Cir. 2011, cert denied, Mar. 19, 2012)
Written by on in Tax Fraud Report.
Defendant Who Operated a Staffing Agency for Nurses Was Convicted of Failure to Pay Employment Taxes and Evidence that Defendant Represented to the State that the Nurses Were Employees Was Admissible to Refute Defendant’s Claim at trial that the Nurses Were Independent Contractors.