Tacoma - The co-owner and financial manager of a Puyallup, Washington steel fabrication business pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to nine counts of failing to pay over employment taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Donna Powell, 56, co-owns and operates Pinnacle Steel Fabricators, a company that makes steel parts. Donna Powell serves as the Secretary/Treasurer and Accounting Manager for the business. The Indictment alleges that, between 2010 and 2018, the company withheld approximately $1,167,891 in payroll taxes from employees’ paychecks and failed to pay any of those funds over to the Internal Revenue System (IRS). Powell is scheduled for sentencing November 7, 2022.
According to records filed in the case, the company has 15-20 employees. Between 2010 and 2018, Powell withheld the employees’ share of employment taxes from their paychecks but failed to pay the withheld funds over to the government as required by law. Each quarter, Powell was required by law to file Forms 941 with the IRS disclosing the amount of payroll taxes withheld. Powell failed to file any Forms 941 for the period between 2010 and the first quarter of 2018. Instead of paying the taxes, Powell and her husband spent on personal interests such as travel ($32,000+), gambling at casinos ($41,000+), online gaming ($33,000+) and approximately $7,400 on spa and pool-related purchases.
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