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Home > Blog > EDD confirms it has resumed tax audits

EDD confirms it has resumed tax audits

September 3, 2020

CA EDD confirms it has resumed tax audits relating to the misclassification of 10 million contractors.

Until September 2nd, 2020, CA EDD auditors had put audit cases on hold in order to assist the agency with the unemployment insurance benefits process. With the onset of the COVID-19 layoffs and the increase in administrative requirements that brought, California EDD did not have enough manpower to complete and process the millions of UI claims. Some business owners who had audits in progress were relieved of the investigation process for months during this time.  No more.

For business owners with EDD audits of their payroll and 1099 contractors whose audits were suspended temporarily, the grace period is over.  As of September 2, 2020, EDD has announced that audits that were pending and in-process have now resumed.  EDD will now, potentially, open new audits of companies who hired 1099 contractors and subsequently had those workers file UI claims with the state alerting EDD to their potential misclassification.

EDD Resumes Audits

When California businesses hire and classify workers as 1099 contractors based solely on the information collected from those contractors, they run the risk of misclassification.

If those 1099 workers subsequently file for unemployment, EDD will open an investigation into the hiring entity. Whether the error was a mistake or a deliberate effort to reduce overhead costs does not matter.  The law introduced by Assembly Bill 5 which was signed in January of this year clearly redefines the criteria for contractor classification.

With the upcoming wave of EDD audits, the agency will likely target companies who hired contractors, requiring them to re-classify their workers as W-2 employees and assess payroll taxes, penalties, and interest.

Need a refresher on 1099 vs W-2 classifications:

contractor classification

For more information directly from the CA EDD, download the EDD 2020 Employer Guide:

The EDD offers seminars on:

● State payroll tax reporting requirements and recordkeeping.

● Determining if workers are employees or independent contractors.

● Managing Unemployment Insurance costs.

● Calculating and completing payroll tax forms.

If your EDD audit was on hold, or, if you suspect that your 1099 contractors should be reclassified as W-2 employees, reach out to our office today.

Proactive adjustments of classification and records-gathering can make an EDD audit swifter and less painful.  If you are in an EDD audit currently, contact us.  We have resolved over 300 government tax cases and we are dedicated to resolving your most challenging tax matters.

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, EDD, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, CA EDD, EDD

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