Troy Center Ltd. withheld from its employees' paychecks $200,000 in Federal income and Social Security taxes for the Monday, June 30 payroll. It then spent the $200,000 on equipment upgrades, missing altogether the July 2 due date for the tax remittances. How much does Troy now owe the government in taxes and penalties? Ignore interest accruals, and assume that the Treasury can prove that Troy's redirecting of the tax withholdings was willful.

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The Answer of Troy Center Ltd. withheld from its employees' paychecks $200,000 in Federal income and Social Security taxes for the Monday, June 30 payroll. It then spent the $200,000 on equipment upgrades, missing altogether the July 2 due date for the tax remittances. How much does Troy now owe the government in taxes and penalties? Ignore interest accruals, and assume that the Treasury can prove that Troy's redirecting of the tax withholdings was willful.