IRS Threatening Your Business Over Payroll Taxes?
Unpaid payroll taxes are more serious than income taxes. The IRS can shut down your business and seize your personal assets. We can protect you.
HIGH-PRIORITY IRS TARGET
The IRS treats unpaid payroll taxes more aggressively than any other tax debt. Once they assess a Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP), you have only 60 days to appeal before they can pursue you personally.
Hubert Johnson
Owner & Tax Attorney
How We Protect Your Business & Personal Assets
The IRS has extraordinary powers when it comes to payroll tax debt. Here’s what you’re up against, and how we defend you.
Threat: Business Shutdown
The IRS is not shy about shutting down a business that continues to have payroll tax issues, effectively killing your operations and cash flow.
Our Defense:
We intervene to negotiate a workable resolution plan (like a payment plan or Offer in Compromise) to keep your doors open while you get back into compliance.
Threat: Personal Asset Seizure
The IRS can hold you *personally* liable for the business's payroll tax debt through the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, seizing your personal bank accounts, home, and wages.
Our Defense:
We challenge the "responsible party" assessment and work to prove the failure to pay was not willful, protecting your personal assets from the business's tax liability.
Your Questions, Answered
What makes payroll tax so serious?
The IRS views the money withheld from an employee's check as a "trust fund" tax that belongs to the government. When it's not remitted, they pursue it aggressively, which is why penalties are so severe.
Can't my bookkeeper handle this?
A bookkeeper manages records, but a tax attorney can represent you before the IRS, negotiate penalties, and provide legal protection through attorney-client privilege that an accountant cannot.
What if my business is already closed?
The problem doesn't go away. The IRS will pursue you personally for the debt. We can help you deal with these personal assessments even after your business is no longer operating.
What Our Clients Say
Real results from business owners we've helped.
Evon Meyers
★★★★★"He called the IRS while I was on the discovery call... we had a solution in 30 minutes. And this was supposed to be just a discovery call, this was the level of service they provided without me spending a dime. Top notch."
Ron Breton
★★★★★"The IRS was coming after my wife and myself... We owed about 20k and lawyer Johnson and the team at Guardian TaxLaw had it reduced... They were a God send and relieved all the stress that was destroying our peace."
C. Flooring
★★★★★"Guardian help me with a complicated IRS situation. They took all the stress off me and always answered any questions I had promptly. Guardian is the absolute best!!"
Eric Erickson
★★★★★"He and his team are in the know... and have the phone numbers directly to the IRS to get answers immediately. Hubert had an IRS rep on the phone in under a minute and had my issue clarified in 10 minutes."
Why Guardian Tax Law for This Business Emergency?
We Act Fast
Payroll tax cases are our top priority. We move quickly to protect your business.
Attorney-Client Privilege
Your case is 100% confidential and legally protected by an attorney.
Flexible Payment Plans
We provide expert help with payment options that reduce your stress.
Payroll Tax Specialists
We've successfully defended hundreds of business owners from personal payroll tax assessments (TFRP).
15-Day Guarantee
We will refund fees paid within the first 15 days with no penalty or obligation.