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Home > Archives for 1099

Audits as they Relate to Workers’ Compensation with benchmark commercial insurance

January 23, 2022

Make sure you provide the list of employees, by wage category, including their wages and their job description with the corresponding code description.

We partnered with benchmark commercial insurance to discuss how audits relate to workers’ compensation. Benchmark offers a boutique approach to serving their clients through providing and maintaining commercial and personal insurance policies. Their goal is to establish comprehensive risk management and accident-avoidance programs to help prevent claims from arising. Get… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD Tagged With: 1099, Audit, Audit Risk, benchmark commercial insurance, California EDD, Clients, EDD, EDD Audit, EDD Audit Risk, Independent Contractor, Reduce Audit Risk, W-2, wage verification, worker, workers' comp, workers' compensation

California CPA’s: Questions to ask your Clients to Reduce EDD Audit Risk

January 16, 2022

California CPAs should ask their clients who hire 1099s if they have a contractual agreement, invoices, licenses, insurance, and an EIN.

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) have the most insight into their business owner clients’ daily transactional history. You may find that your clients who have 1099 contractors are now in the grey area of worker classification since it was redefined by AB-5 in January 2020.   Under the new bill, all workers… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CPA, EDD Tagged With: 1099, Audit, Audit Risk, California CPA, California EDD, Clients, CPA, EDD, EDD Audit, EDD Audit Risk, Independent Contractor, Reduce Audit Risk, W-2

How Dynamex Ruined it for Everybody

December 5, 2021

Dynamex, AB-5 and Prop 22 explained

Who is Dynamex and what did they do? Watch our video below:   Dynamex was a nationwide same-day delivery and courier service. They employed their California drivers as W-2 employees who received the benefits, payroll taxes, and perks of being a W-2 employee. However, in 2004, the company reclassified all… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD Tagged With: 1099, 1099 independent contractors, ABC test, Assembly Bill 5, Audit, Borello Test, Dynamex, employee, Independent Contractor, Rideshare, W-2, worker

Case Study: EDD Audit Construction

December 12, 2020

Working Men smiling

When The California Employment Development Department, EDD did a site sweep, Ryan Brown found himself facing an audit.  As he did research on his own as to what the ramifications of an EDD audit might be, he saw steep fines, jail time and high conviction rates reported time and time… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CSLB, EDD, News Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Audits, Business Owners, CA EDD, California EDD, Coronavirus, COVID-19

AB-5 Exemptions: Your Comprehensive Guide

October 26, 2020

AB-5 Exemptions

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has built-in exemptions for many businesses.  We say “Not So Fast”! Even exempted industries have to adhere to the old 13 point Borello criteria for classifying 1099 contractors.  So, while many business owners are celebrating the free pass the AB-5 exemptions seem to offer, take… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: 1099, AB5, ABC test, Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, EDD Audit, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

Stop an EDD Audit of Your 1099s in its Tracks

October 19, 2020

1099 Audits

How to navigate AB-5 Assembly Bill 5, which required companies to reclassify most independent contractors as employees, is hurting employees. California’s new AB-5 and Gig Workers Bill has employers concerned since it is unknown what EDD will do next. The bill that passed a few months back was already affecting… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, EDD Tagged With: 1099, AB5, ABC test, Audit, Business Owners, California Taxes, Corporate Tax Compliance, EDD, EDD Audit, Filing taxes, International Law, International Tax, IRS, IRS Audit, Small business, Tax Attorney, Tax Preparation, Tax Season, taxes

2020 Tax Filing & the SBA PPP Loan

May 18, 2020

Tax Monday with John MIlikowsky

If your business received SBA PPP loan funds here’s what you need to know to prepare for your 2020 taxes. As with all elements of the forgivable loan, there are steps you should take right now to ensure forgiveness and compliance. In the video below we’ve outlined several scenarios to… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News, PPP Loans Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Audits, Business Owners, CA EDD, California EDD, Coronavirus, COVID-19, NY Times

Commentary on NY Times Article, “California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified”

May 11, 2020

über and Lyft car

California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified. In January, 2020 Assembly Bill AB-5 went into effect redefining the criteria for a 1099 contract worker as opposed to a W-2 employee. The bill was aimed at the employers who drive the Gig Economy and in the subsequent months, Uber,… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Audits, Business Owners, CA EDD, California EDD, Coronavirus, COVID-19, NY Times

Can I Hire 1099s to Stay in Business During COVID-19?

April 10, 2020

contractors files

As many companies work to reorganize their business model in light of COVID-19, hiring a 1099 to replace your full-time employees might be a great solution.  However, there are a few things to consider before taking the step in hiring these workers. The passing of the new AB-5 regulations in… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Business Owners, California Taxes, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Filing taxes, Hiring Regulations, IRS, IRS Audit, Tax Attorney, Tax audit, Tax Returns

Will AB-5 Withstand Coronavirus?

April 3, 2020

AB-5 can it stand?

As we look forward from April into the second quarter of 2020 the question on many business owner’s minds is: will the rules outlined in AB-5 stand in the face of coronavirus? At the start of 2020, business owners’ level of concern about California EDD’s newfound power to audit businesses… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, News Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Audit, Audits, Business Owners, CA EDD, California EDD, Contractors, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Small business

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