I used LegalZoom to set up my business structure last year, but now federal investigators are auditing those documents for tax evasion, so am I personally liable or is the LLC protected?
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I used LegalZoom to set up my business structure last year, but now federal investigators are auditing those documents for tax evasion, so am I personally liable or is the LLC protected?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
IRS LLC members personally liable employment taxes responsible person trust fund recovery penalty officialGoogle ↗
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DOJ federal tax evasion elements willfulness individual liability LLC officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Florida LLC statute member liability veil piercing official statuteGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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ChatGPT real searches (3)
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
IRS LLC members personally liable employment taxes responsible person trust fund recovery penalty official Google ↗
DOJ federal tax evasion elements willfulness individual liability LLC official Google ↗
Florida LLC statute member liability veil piercing official statute Google ↗
- 5.1.21 Collecting from Limited Liability Companies · irs.gov
- Employment taxes and the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) · irs.gov
- 5.7.3 Establishing Responsibility and Willfulness for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) · irs.gov
- Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine · leg.state.fl.us
- National Fraud Enforcement Division | Tax Section · justice.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRS LLC members personally liable employment taxes responsible person trust fund recovery penalty official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
DOJ federal tax evasion elements willfulness individual liability LLC official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Florida LLC statute member liability veil piercing official statute OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |