I use a Professional Employer Organization to handle my HR, if the PEO fails to remit my payroll taxes, does the IRS hold my business responsible?

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Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown · Accepted Answer

When a business uses a PEO for payroll and HR, the IRS often looks at the underlying facts to determine where responsibility still sits, including how the arrangement is structured, whose EIN is used, and whether payroll deposits and filings were actually made. In many cases, the issue also turns on For an answer applied to your exact numbers, bring this question to a licensed KGOB CPA in a focused session and leave with a clear next step.