Payroll tax cases can move quickly and may create personal exposure through the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty. Early, informed representation is important.
When this may deserve a closer look
- Your business owes Form 941 taxes
- A Revenue Officer is requesting records
- You received a proposed Trust Fund Recovery Penalty interview or assessment
How Tax Relief SOS approaches the matter
- Confirm every period and assessment
- Establish current payroll-deposit compliance
- Review business and responsible-person exposure
- Develop and present the appropriate resolution strategy
Helpful documents to gather
You do not need every document before the first conversation, but these records commonly help clarify the account:
- Forms 941 and payroll registers for each quarter
- Federal tax deposit confirmations
- Business bank statements
- Accounts receivable and cash-flow information
- Revenue Officer letters and any TFRP interview or proposal documents
Common mistakes to avoid
- Paying other creditors while new payroll deposits remain unpaid
- Assuming a payroll company eliminates employer responsibility
- Ignoring a responsible-person interview
- Proposing a resolution before current deposits are fixed
What the process may include
- Reconcile every quarter and assessment
- Establish current deposit compliance
- Review business ability to operate and pay
- Analyze potential responsible-person exposure
- Develop a business and, when necessary, individual resolution strategy
What you receive
You work directly with Tayde Saenz, an Enrolled Agent authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS. The goal is to replace uncertainty with an accurate account review, a carefully selected strategy and clear communication throughout the process.
Frequently asked questions
What are trust fund taxes?
They include certain taxes withheld from employees that the business holds in trust until depositing them with the government.
Can more than one person be assessed?
Potentially. The IRS reviews each person’s authority, duties, knowledge and actions.
Is current compliance required?
Current filing and federal tax deposits are generally essential to a sustainable payroll-tax resolution.
Important to know
No ethical tax professional can promise a particular IRS outcome before reviewing the complete facts. Eligibility, timing and results vary. Penalties and interest may continue to accrue until the liability is resolved or paid.
General information only. This page does not create a professional-client relationship.