Employer liable for unpaid taxes despite payroll firm's embezzlement

CCH INCORPORATED, a leading provider of healthcare law information services, software and workflow tools, in the Payroll section of its website, recently noted a decision in which a corporation was liable for unpaid payroll taxes despite the fact that the funds were paid to a payroll agent who embezzled the funds. See the full case summary here.

The case is reported at: Pediatric Affiliates, P.A., v. United States of America, DC-NJ, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9181.