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CCA 201028036: Employer remained liable for its share of FICA taxes after settling other violations

Number
201028036
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Back Pay
Topics
Employment taxes
Code sections
§ 3121
Ruling dated
June 10, 2010
Publicly released
July 16, 2010
Source
View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel considered an employer's liability for its share of FICA taxes after the employer settled other legal violations with another federal agency. The advice states that the employer remained liable for the employer share of FICA taxes based on the materials reviewed. A settlement described as a total amount did not eliminate that tax liability. The memorandum also noted that the other federal agency might be contacted because the taxpayer had contacted it.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Did the employer's settlement with another federal agency eliminate its liability for the employer share of FICA taxes?
  • Outcome: advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC § 3121

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2010061014441241 Number: 201028036
Release Date: 7/16/2010
Office: -----------------------------
UILC: 3121.01-01

From: ---------------
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:44:16 PM
To: ----------------
Cc: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 941X case

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We looked at the materials you sent. There seems to be a conflict in how the ER presents the settlement terms and what they actually were, in terms of ER's knowledge of who got what. On the basis of what we have, I would say the ER remained liable for the ER share of FICA taxes and the fact that it settled with another federal agency for other legal violations for a "total amount" does not eliminate it's liability.

I mentioned to ------- that we may want to reach out to the other federal agency b/c I know the TP contacted them as well.

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