Orange Ltd.withheld from its employees' paychecks $300,000 in Federal income and Social Security taxes for the May 30 payroll.It then spent the $300,000 on equipment upgrades,missing altogether the June 2 due date for the tax remittances.How much does Orange now owe the government in taxes and penalties? Ignore interest accruals,and assume that the Treasury can prove that Orange's redirecting of the tax withholdings was willful.

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The Answer of Orange Ltd.withheld from its employees' paychecks $300,000 in Federal income and Social Security taxes for the May 30 payroll.It then spent the $300,000 on equipment upgrades,missing altogether the June 2 due date for the tax remittances.How much does Orange now owe the government in taxes and penalties? Ignore interest accruals,and assume that the Treasury can prove that Orange's redirecting of the tax withholdings was willful.