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		<title>Obama Extends Payroll Tax Deduction so Father and Twins Can Eat Those Fatty Foods Obama Wants to Tax</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/12/23/obama-the-tax-cutter-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/12/23/obama-the-tax-cutter-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics of Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatty foods tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama spin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republicans are no longer the party of tax cuts. I never thought I would hear myself say that, but it&#8217;s true. At least for the short term. Yesterday, House Republicans abandoned their principles and agreed to a whopping two month extension of the payroll tax cuts that were signed into law two years ago. Of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another IRS Amnesty Program: The Voluntary Classification Settlement Program</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/another-irs-amnesty-program-the-voluntary-classification-settlement-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/22/another-irs-amnesty-program-the-voluntary-classification-settlement-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS Audits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS Penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee v independent contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary classification settlement program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VSCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker classifcation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=26196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is apparently so happy with the results of it&#8217;s offshore voluntary disclosure program that it has established a similar program in the area of worker classification. Michael Cohn of AccountingToday writes that the IRS has introduced a new voluntary compliance program Wednesday to convince employers to resolve their past issues with classifying employees as independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Seems that the Expiration of a Tax Cut is a Tax Increase After All</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/09/it-seems-that-the-expiration-of-a-tax-cut-is-a-tax-increase-after-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/09/it-seems-that-the-expiration-of-a-tax-cut-is-a-tax-increase-after-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics of Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2% payroll tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush tax cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris van hollen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expiration of tax cut]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember last year&#8217;s debate about whether or not we should extend the Bush tax cuts? Do you remember how the Democrats and their soak-the-rich friends kept insisting that the expiration of those tax cuts did not amount to a tax increase? On July 25th, 2010 I wrote the following in a post titled Truth &#38; Taxes: Not Extending the Bush [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/08/is-social-security-a-ponzi-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/09/08/is-social-security-a-ponzi-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rick perry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social security scam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the Republican Presidential debate last night Texas Governor Rick Perry doubled down on his contention that America&#8217;s Social Security Program is a scam: [P]eople who are on Social Security today, men and women who are receiving those benefits today, are individuals at my age that are in line pretty quick to get them, they don&#8217;t need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Amish Can&#8217;t Electronically File Because the Amish Don&#8217;t Believe in Electronics, Amish Website Says</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/27/amish-cant-electronically-file-because-the-amish-dont-believe-in-electronics-amish-website-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/27/amish-cant-electronically-file-because-the-amish-dont-believe-in-electronics-amish-website-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Taxation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Amish homes do not draw power from the electrical grid. They feel that that would excessively connect them to the world.&#8221;  - Beliefs of the Amish, Religious Tolerance Website - By all accounts the Amish are a peace loving, amiable people. I have no quarrel with them or their austere lifestyle. But now it appears that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work Culture Shifting From Employees to Independent Contractors: Beware the IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/22/work-culture-shifts-to-from-employees-to-independent-contractors-beware-the-irs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2011/06/22/work-culture-shifts-to-from-employees-to-independent-contractors-beware-the-irs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRS Audits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS procedure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fortune magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS prefers that workers be classified as employees subject to the payroll tax withholding laws rather than as independent contractors who are not subject to those laws. The reason for this is obvious: Employers of the former are conscripted by the government to serve as its collection agent. The IRS, therefore, is more likely to get paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS to Intensify Collection of Unpaid Payroll Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/09/24/irs-to-intensify-collection-of-unpaid-payroll-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/09/24/irs-to-intensify-collection-of-unpaid-payroll-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Collections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS audit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS collections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax collection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trust fund penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unpaid payroll taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=19378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to WebCPA the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) says that a larger percentage of IRS collection agents are not following the proper procedure in payroll tax cases: The collection of taxes through employment tax returns is a significant source of revenue for the federal government. As of Sept. 30, 2009, the total IRS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brookings Institute: State and Federal Unemployment Taxes are Regressive so Let&#8217;s Raise Them</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/07/29/brookings-institute-state-and-federal-unemployment-taxes-are-regressive-so-lets-raise-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/07/29/brookings-institute-state-and-federal-unemployment-taxes-are-regressive-so-lets-raise-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago in a roundtable talk sponsored by The National Academy of Social Insurance Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institute said the unemployment payroll tax is a scandalously regressive tax on workers. He&#8217;s right, except for one tiny problem: The unemployment tax is not a tax on workers at all. Burtless glosses over this critical fact in his diatribe against what he calls the unemployment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIGTA Wants IRS to Crack Down on Worker Misclassification</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/05/21/tigta-wants-irs-to-crack-down-on-worker-misclassification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/05/21/tigta-wants-irs-to-crack-down-on-worker-misclassification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 21:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1099 worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment taxes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pappastax.com/?p=16990</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WebCPA reports that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says that weaknesses in the IRS&#8217;s employment tax compliance program could cost the U.S. Treasury more than$130 million in Social Security and Medicare taxes over the next five years:  The report&#8230; said the IRS should do more to protect against the improper use of employment tax forms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>W-2 and 1099 Pitfalls, Tips &amp; Deadlines</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/12/w-2-and-1099-pitfalls-tips-deadlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/12/w-2-and-1099-pitfalls-tips-deadlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1099]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greatland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[individual tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information return filing deadline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information returns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sun-Herald.com reports that Greatland, one of the country&#8217;s leading providers of W-2 and 1099 products for business, has released its top W-2 and 1099 filing &#8220;pitfalls&#8221; to watch out for this tax season: Paper filing While many businesses are electing to e-file their W-2 and 1099 forms with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and / [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Sneaks Middle-Class Tax Hikes into 2010 Withholding Tables</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/06/congress-sneaks-middle-class-tax-hikes-into-2010-withholding-tables/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2010/01/06/congress-sneaks-middle-class-tax-hikes-into-2010-withholding-tables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Watch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew breitbart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Necessity is the mother of invention.&#8221; - Plato - Experience tells us that spendthrifts are often forced by necessity and desperation to find creative ways to fund their profligate spending. Some turn to gambling, others to confidence games and still others to outright theft. This phenomenon can be observed in governments as well as individuals. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FedEx Drivers are Independent Contractors</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/11/16/fedex-drivers-are-independent-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/11/16/fedex-drivers-are-independent-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRS Audits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WebCPA reports that the IRS has agreed that Federal Express drivers are independent contractors and not employees: The IRS has decided not to assess extra employment taxes for 2004 to 2006 on FedEx for the delivery drivers that the company considers to be independent contractors. The company said recently that the IRS had decided not to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Kerry Responds, Says Tax Problems Due to IRS Glitch</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/06/04/john-kerry-responds-says-tax-problems-due-to-irs-glitch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/06/04/john-kerry-responds-says-tax-problems-due-to-irs-glitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator John Kerry&#8217;s press secretary, Whitney Smith, responded to my blog post titled IRS Files $800K Lien Against John Kerry for President Campaign in an email today. Here is Ms. Smith&#8217;s email in its entirety: Hi, Peter &#8211; saw your posting on the senator and wanted to clarify a few points. The IRS is missing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Files $800K Lien Against John Kerry for President Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/06/04/irs-files-800-million-lien-against-john-kerry-for-president-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/06/04/irs-files-800-million-lien-against-john-kerry-for-president-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delinquent taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kerry campaign taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Times reports that the IRS has filed a federal tax lien (PDF) against John Kerry&#8217;s 2004 campaign for failure to remit payroll taxes: The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien seeking more than $800,000 from Sen. John Kerry&#8217;s 2004 presidential campaign, escalating a dispute over payroll taxes that the lawmaker&#8217;s office blames [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Payroll Tax Crimes: &#8220;Lovegod&#8221; gets 22 Years for Failure to Remit Payroll Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/05/28/payroll-tax-crimes-lovegod-gets-22-years-for-failure-to-remit-payroll-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/05/28/payroll-tax-crimes-lovegod-gets-22-years-for-failure-to-remit-payroll-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure to remit payroll tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll tax fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll tax theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is it about God and taxes? First we had Kent Hovind, the creationist who said the IRS couldn&#8217;t force him to pay payroll taxes because he was &#8220;God&#8217;s employee.&#8221; And now we have one Frank Amodeo (&#8220;Amo&#8221; is Latin for love and &#8220;deo&#8221; Latin for God, hence, Frank Lovegod) who, according to Amy Edwards of the Orlando [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens if Your Business Hasn&#8217;t Made its IRS Payroll Tax Deposits?</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/03/21/what-happens-if-your-business-hasnt-made-its-irs-payroll-tax-deposits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/03/21/what-happens-if-your-business-hasnt-made-its-irs-payroll-tax-deposits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs form 941]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs payroll taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsible person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust fund penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the worst tax violations is the failure of an employer to remit payroll taxes it has withheld from its employees&#8217; pay. Despite its gravity, it is also one of the most frequent tax problems we encounter. Payroll Tax Delinquencies are Treated Harshly The IRS is required by law to give employees the benefit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Top Financial Man Perplexed by Tax Code</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/01/15/obamas-top-financial-man-perplexed-by-tax-code/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/01/15/obamas-top-financial-man-perplexed-by-tax-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geithner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama cabinet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Geithner is Barrack Obama&#8217;s Treasury Secretary-Elect and as such, if his appointment is confirmed, will oversee the Internal Revenue Service. But, according to the Associated Press, Mr. Geithner either intentionally disregards the tax laws or, perhaps even worse, doesn&#8217;t understand them: The disclosure Tuesday that [Obama's] choice for treasury secretary, New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>5 Biggest Payroll Tax Mistakes of Small Business Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/01/09/5-biggest-payroll-tax-mistakes-of-small-business-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2009/01/09/5-biggest-payroll-tax-mistakes-of-small-business-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employer Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS Liens and Levies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS Penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Ten Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Back Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commingling of funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate veil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delinquent payroll tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS liens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll tax problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sloppy bookkeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax liens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust fund penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of most frequent problems we see is the small business that is several quarters behind in paying its payroll taxes. There are many contributing factors to this, but usually we find that the business has had difficulty paying its landlord, suppliers and vendors and, to avoid an eviction or lawsuit, it makes the fateful (and often [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tax Court Update &#8211; November 2008 &#8211; Independent Contractor v. Employee</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2008/12/11/tax-court-update-november-2008-independent-contractor-v-employee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2008/12/11/tax-court-update-november-2008-independent-contractor-v-employee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Court Cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[20 factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor versus employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SS-8]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McWhorter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue- McWhorter didn&#8217;t file a tax return in 2002 during which he worked for a company that treated him for tax purposes as an independent contractor. McWhorter had worked for the company for four years and in each year had received a form 1099 rather than a form W-2. McWhorter had worked [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>IRS Announces New Mediation Program for Offers in Compromise and Trust Fund Recovery Penalties</title>
		<link>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2008/12/11/irs-announces-new-mediation-program-for-offers-in-compromise-and-trust-fund-recovery-penalties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pappasontaxes.com/index.php/2008/12/11/irs-announces-new-mediation-program-for-offers-in-compromise-and-trust-fund-recovery-penalties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offers in Compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Payroll Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Fund Recovery Penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS appeals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offer in compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post appeals arbitration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-appeals mediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust fund penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In IR-2008-135, issued on Dec. 1, 2008,  the IRS announced its institution of a 2 year test of the post-Appeals mediation and arbitration procedures for Offers in Compromise (OIC) and Trust Fund Recovery Penalties (TFRP). Beginning Dec. 1, 2008, for a  two-year test period, IRS Appeals will offer post-Appeals mediation and arbitration for OIC and TFRP [...]]]></description>
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