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Home > Archives for COVID-19

How Proposition 22 Continues to Influence the Gig Economy

April 11, 2021

How Prop 22 Continues to Influence the Gig Economy

After companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and others spent nearly $200 million campaigning for the addition of a ballot measure exempting them from the previously passed California AB5 ruling. They won, and so began Proposition 22.  The passing of Proposition 22 protects drivers’ preferences to remain classified as independent contractors… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

Your Tax Day Checklist: How to Prepare to Avoid an Audit

April 4, 2021

Your Tax Day Checklist: How to Prepare to Avoid an Audit

Despite everyone’s awareness that tax day is rolling around each year, many companies still end up leaving their filings until the last minute. As a result, the last-minute filings can easily lead to accidental mistakes when filing.  Nobody wants to intentionally make mistakes, but especially when it deals with your… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

Department of Labor Independent Contractor Final Ruling

March 28, 2021

JOhn mIlikowsky EDD DOL Final Ruling

On January 7th, 2021, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced the updated ruling to clarify its interpretation of independent contractor status as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Overall, the ruling stands largely unchanged from the original ruling which established a tiered test to determine employee versus… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

What Triggers an EDD Audit?

March 25, 2021

triggers edd audit

EDD Audit Triggers Independent contractor filed for unemployment A disgruntled worker (1099 or W2) reported your company to EDD EDD “randomly” selects your company based on a computer algorithm – one factor is the larger % of independent contractors versus employees compared to your company revenue i.e. Company with $2… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

How Long Does an EDD Audit Last?

March 25, 2021

how long does an edd audit last

How long does an EDD audit last? If EDD selects your company for an audit of your contractors, you can expect the audit to last between 3 months and 9 months.   The purpose of an EDD audit The purpose of an EDD audit is to determine if your workers are… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

How Far Back Can IRS Audit You?

March 25, 2021

how far back irs

If IRS selects your return for an audit, the audit will generally cover a 3 year period. That is the statute of limitations IRS has to audit a tax return. More specifically, this is 3 years from the date you file your return. If you filed the last 5 years… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

Can an EDD Audit Turn into a Criminal Investigation?

March 25, 2021

edd crim investigation

In short, yes. If you are paying workers who are not reported on a 1099 or W2 (for instance you are paying workers in cash and have no record of their payroll or payments), EDD may assess a fraud penalty and could open a criminal investigation. If your contractors are… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

What Triggers an IRS Audit?

March 25, 2021

IRS selects returns for audit based on numerous criteria. Here are some common ways your return can be selected for an audit: You fail to report income that reported on a W2 or 1099 (this can be from a sale of real estate, 1099-S; non-employee compensation as an IC; 1099-MISC… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

What are the Different Types of IRS Notices?

March 24, 2021

IRS Penalty Notice, Tax Audit, or Soft Letter: What’s the Difference?

There are a variety of different notices that IRS sends to taxpayers, not all of which are as intimidating as many assume them to be. To most, the initial response upon receiving any notice from IRS is a mild amount of panic and confusion. In many cases, this response is… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

Can IRS Take Money I Owe from an LLC Partnership?

March 21, 2021

Can IRS Take Money I Owe from an LLC Partnership?

Tax season is often a daunting annual recurrence for business owners. For most businesses, this is because there’s a personal side of taxes too. As a business owner, there’s a high level of personal liability entangled in taxes.  Taxes are a necessary evil, and understanding how they work is too…. [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

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