When trust fund taxes remain unpaid, the IRS may pursue responsible individuals.
Our team of former IRS experts reviews your Form 941 debt, IRS notices, penalties, and personal exposure; handles IRS communication; and builds a clear plan to settle payroll tax liability (941).
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Facing Unpaid Form 941 Payroll Taxes?
Unpaid employment taxes can add penalties, interest, and collection pressure.
For trust fund taxes, the IRS may hold a responsible person personally liable when that person had control and willfully failed to collect, account for, or pay them.
We handle:
- Unpaid quarterly Form 941 liabilities
- Back payroll taxes
- IRS payroll tax notices
- Payroll tax penalties and interest
- Payroll debt after cash-flow problems
- Unfiled or incorrect Form 941 returns
- IRS collection activity
- Possible Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
- Personal liability concerns
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We Help Resolve Payroll Tax Liability Before It Gets Worse
We review the IRS account, filings, payments, penalties, interest, and collection status, then build a plan around your facts.
Our 941 payroll tax debt help starts with the actual IRS account.
Review Your IRS Payroll Tax Account
We identify unpaid Form 941 periods, filing status, payment status, penalties, interest, and collection activity.
Analyze Your Trust Fund Tax Exposure
We check whether trust fund taxes are involved and who had responsibility and control over payroll tax payments.
Develop a Resolution Strategy
We review IRS options based on your filings, finances, liability, and collection status. A payroll tax settlement does not fit every case. We first determine what your facts support.
Represent You Before the IRS
We can handle IRS correspondence, collection matters, payroll tax investigations, penalty issues, and resolution talks. We also handle payroll and trust fund penalty cases, installment agreements, collection appeals, offers in compromise, penalty abatement, and late or unfiled returns.
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Payroll Tax Problems We Can Help You Address
Unpaid Form 941 Taxes
You filed Form 941 but still owe employment taxes. We review the periods, balance, added charges, and IRS status.
Unfiled Form 941 Returns
Missing quarterly returns can leave your IRS record incomplete. We review the missing periods and filing issues.
Payroll Tax Penalties and Interest
Late filing, payment, or deposits can increase what you owe. Failure-to-deposit penalties depend on how late a deposit is.
Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
The IRS says the penalty can equal the full unpaid trust fund tax and may apply when a responsible person willfully fails to collect, account for, or pay it. That makes Trust Fund Recovery Penalty payroll taxes a serious issue when personal liability may be involved.
IRS Payroll Tax Collection
We review the notice, account, collection status, and available options. For unpaid payroll tax IRS cases, the first step is knowing what the IRS says you owe and why.
Payroll Tax Problems After Business Closure
Closing a business does not automatically erase old payroll tax liabilities. We review Form 941 balances, filings, penalties, interest, and possible personal exposure.
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Concerned About the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty?
The IRS can assess the penalty against a person it finds responsible for collecting, accounting for, or paying trust fund taxes who willfully failed to do so.
Could You Be Personally Liable?
The IRS may look at business owners, corporate officers, directors, partners, employees with financial authority, and others with responsibility and control.
How Our Payroll Tax Resolution Process Works
1. Initial Case Review
We review IRS notices, balances, missing returns, and immediate concerns.
2. IRS Account & Liability Analysis
We examine Form 941 liabilities, filings, payments, penalties, interest, and collection status.
3. Resolution Strategy
We determine which IRS path may fit, including payment plans, penalty relief, an Offer in Compromise, or an appeal when available. Employers must meet current filing and payment rules for an Offer in Compromise.
4. IRS Representation
Our professionals handle appropriate IRS communications and negotiations.
5. Work Toward Resolution
We manage the case through the applicable process and explain your future filing and payment duties.
Why Choose Sullivan for Payroll Tax Resolution?
Former IRS Experience
Michael D. Sullivan served 10 years with the IRS as a Revenue Officer/Agent, worked as an Offer in Compromise Tax Specialist and Large Dollar Case Specialist, and trained new IRS agents.
Specialized Tax Resolution Team
Our team has Board Certified Tax Attorneys, IRS tax lawyers, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents.
Nationwide Representation
The firm handles federal IRS tax matters for taxpayers and businesses across the United States. We handle IRS communication for clients and performs its tax work in-house.
Confidential Case Evaluation
A private review lets you discuss your tax records, business finances, and IRS notices before your next step.
What Happens If You Ignore Payroll Tax Liability?
- Penalties and interest can increase the balance.
- IRS collection activity can continue.
- Missing Form 941 returns can keep the account unresolved.
- A Revenue Officer may become involved.
- The IRS may review who controlled trust fund taxes.
- A TFRP assessment can create personal liability.
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Can Payroll Tax Debt Be Settled or Resolved?
Your filing history, finances, current payroll compliance, liability, and IRS collection status affect your options.
Possible paths include installment agreements, penalty relief or abatement, an Offer in Compromise when eligible, collection alternatives, appeals, and review of Trust Fund Recovery Penalty issues.
A payroll tax settlement may work in the right case, but no one should promise a reduction before reviewing your facts.
For anyone searching to settle payroll tax liability (941), a case review should come first.
Payroll Tax Resolution for Businesses of Different Sizes
Small Businesses
Cash-flow problems can create payroll debt quickly. We review the balance, filings, and IRS activity.
Corporations
We review Form 941 filings, payments, notices, collection status, and possible responsible-person issues.
Partnerships
We review payroll duties, filings, payments, and possible personal exposure.
Closely Held Businesses
When a few people control payroll and bank funds, the IRS may ask who made payment decisions.
Businesses With Payroll Service Providers
A payroll company can process payroll, but it does not automatically remove the employer’s tax duties. The IRS notes that responsible-person questions can involve payroll service providers, PEOs, and employers.
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Client Testimonials
See how clients have experienced working with MD Sullivan Tax Group’s tax resolution professionals when dealing with difficult IRS problems.
Your Payroll Tax Problem Needs a Plan
You may face an unpaid balance, missing Form 941 returns, growing penalties, collection notices, or personal liability concerns.
Start with a case review. Check the IRS account, identify the tax periods and trust fund amounts, then choose the resolution path your facts support.
With Settle payroll tax liability (941) as the objective, MD Sullivan Tax Group brings former IRS experience to your case.
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FAQs
The IRS can assess penalties and interest and pursue collection. Form 941 filings and employment tax deposits have federal requirements.
You may have options such as an installment agreement or, when eligible, an Offer in Compromise. The IRS says an Offer in Compromise is not for everyone.
The IRS may hold a responsible person personally liable through the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty when that person had the required responsibility and authority and willfully failed to collect or pay trust fund taxes.
Penalty amounts depend on the type of failure and how late the payment or deposit is. Failure-to-deposit penalties can reach 15% for certain delays.
A payment plan may be available. You also need to keep required employment tax filings and deposits current.
Timing depends on the account, notices, filings, and collection status. The IRS can take collection action and investigate responsible-person liability.
