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How do I check up on my employer paying payroll taxes?

I live in MA and want to know if my employer is paying the monthly payroll taxes. Is there a dept within the IRS that handles that or am I not privy to that information?

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1. You're not privy to it. Sorry. You'll know if it isn't paid. The IRS will show up at the door and padlock the place. The IRS doesn't play with payroll taxes.
2. All you can do is if you think he's not paying taxes is report him. Other than that It's none of your business. Make sure you keep all you pay stubs showing the amount withheld for taxes.
3. You cannot find this out immediately. However, you should request an annual report from the Social Security Administration of your account. It will show the SS and Medicare taxes that have been remitted on your behalf. If those amounts to not agree with what your employer should have paid, contact the SSA immediately. They will take it from there. Here is where you can request your report if you do not already receive one annually: https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps6z/isss/main.html
4. You can get a report from SSA showing all the income made by you and taxes reported for you from the first time you started working. You should check out: http://www.ssa.gov/mystatement/ I receive a statement quarterly from SSA showing what my employer has reported and paid in my behalf. (I'm in my 40's - a bit of a ways to go before retiring) It's just nice to know that it's there - I also see on this report what my estimated social security benefits are projected to be. You should really look into it.