“IRS guidelines put employers on the hook for Trump’s payroll tax break” by Darla Mercado

 

• “On Aug. 8, President Trump signed an executive order calling for a deferral of the employees’ portion of the payroll tax from Sept. 1 through the end of the year.
• The IRS released guidance on the tax deferral on Friday night – four days before the deferral is supposed to take effect.
• Tax professionals are skeptical of the guidance and say it places too much liability on the employer. Deferred taxes ultimately must be paid by April 30, according to the guidance.”