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    Mar 25, 2010, 02:23 PM
    FICA withheld not paid by employer
    My recently found out that my ex-employer withheld FICA from all my checks along with everybody else's but never sent the money to SS, what are we supposed to do?
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    Mar 25, 2010, 02:40 PM

    Call the IRS fraud hotline so they can come and arrest your employer. OK, I'm being a little dramatic here - they probably won't actually arrest him but they will make him pay the back taxes plus interest and a fine. See: How Do You Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity?
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