By Nick H 
Payroll taxes are a form of collective insurance in which both the employer and the employee share the cost. These levies are typically paid to municipal, state, or federal governments. The Social Security and Medicare taxes, as well as the federal and state unemployment insurance taxes, as well as any applicable municipal taxes, are all instances of payroll taxes.
Companies are responsible for withholding and remitting their employees’ payroll taxes. As an employer, you must withhold and remit all applicable income and other payroll taxes to the appropriate federal or state authorities. If there are Unpaid Payroll Taxes that are not paid on time, fines may be incurred.
A concrete illustration will help clarify the point. Let’s pretend you have to pay the IRS $3,000 in payroll taxes. You’re 16 days late. The US Revenue Service will assess a payroll deposit penalty of $300, bringing your total tax debt to $3300. However, any state penalties that may apply are not included in this calculation.
“Employment taxes” are what the IRS refers to as payroll taxes. When you have workers, your company must withhold and pay certain taxes. Taxes such as these
- Payroll deductions for federal income taxes are obligatory and must be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
- Taxes for Social Security and Medicare: These are the “FICA taxes” that are required to be deducted from an employee’s paycheck and matched by their employer.
- When it comes to federal unemployment taxes, the business is responsible for making contributions based on employees’ total gross wages.
- State unemployment taxes must be collected, recorded, and paid in accordance with applicable state legislation.
Taxpayers must be aware that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is quite strict when it comes to enforcing the trust fund penalty. The government considers those who fail to pay their payroll taxes to be stealing from the government. The government is taking this very seriously and will not let up on its attempts to recoup its losses. Unpaid trust fund taxes can quickly pile up for a corporation with many employees, and the trust fund penalty issued against a responsible individual can be substantial. To add insult to injury, the fine cannot be eliminated during the bankruptcy process.