The evidence at trial fairly established that Lynch possessed superior knowledge of tax and corporate laws which he used to keep Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") agents from being able to collect taxes due for several entities that related to a collection of businesses related to indoor ice skating - by shifting assets and employees among several entities.
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Highly Skilled Tax Attorney and Sophisticated Businessman, Was Found Guilty of 16-Counts of Willful Failure to Pay Over Withheld Employment Taxes in Violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7202 After Skating for Years
Corporate Structure Did Not Protect Lawyer From Payroll Tax Conviction
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I person responsible for paying over payroll taxes may not escape responsibility through the use of corporate formalities and structures.