First Employee
“I severely failed to file my quarterly 941 payroll tax returns for the entire past year, what kind of criminal or civil penalties am I facing from the IRS?”
Missing quarterly payroll tax filings can bring both civil and, in some cases, criminal exposure, and the outcome often depends on whether the returns were late, incomplete, or never filed, whether payroll taxes were actually withheld, and whether the IRS sees a pattern of willfulness. For a first employee situation, the agency may also look at deposit history, prior notices, and whether records were kept accurately. In many cases, penalties can stack, and interest may continue to build while the account remains unresolved. Sitting down with a CPA for thirty minutes is usually enough to draw a clean line on this.
In your 60-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“Should I pay someone as a 1099 contractor or an employee for tax purposes?”
“How do I know if I should hire someone as a contractor or employee for taxes?”
“I am hiring my first worker, should they be 1099 or W-2 for tax reasons?”
“What changes on my taxes if I use a 1099 contractor instead of an employee?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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