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Tax Season is Over, EDD Audit Season Begins

June 12, 2022

Now that the April filing deadline has passed, small business owners may be asking: what’s next? As tempting as it may be to put off thinking of taxes until next year, some small business owners may be required to respond to an California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) audit. Read on how… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD, IRS Tagged With: 1099, 1099 worker, AB-5, AB-5 LAW, ABC test, Attorney, California Taxes, EDD, EDD Audit, independent contractors, Tax Attorney, Tax audit, Tax Season, taxes, W-2, W-2 Employee

Tax Season is Over, EDD Audit Season Begins

June 12, 2022

Small business owner responds to EDD audit

Now that the April filing deadline has passed, small business owners may be asking: what’s next? As tempting as it may be to put off thinking of taxes until next year, some small business owners may be required to respond to an EDD audit. Read on how to learn how what… [Read more]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1099, AB-5, Audit, Business Owners, CA EDD, California EDD, California Taxes, case study, EDD, EDD Audit, employee misclassification, Independent Contractor, W-2 Employee

5 Misconceptions of Independent Contractors

May 29, 2022

Independent Contractor

New classification guidelines between W-2 employees and 1099 independent contractors place stricter rules for businesses looking to hire. Common misconceptions about independent contractors can lead to businesses misclassifying workers and paying high penalties and fines. Avoid these consequences by understanding the regulations your business must follow when hiring independent contractors. Let’s… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD, IRS, News Tagged With: 1099, 1099 independent contractors, EDD, Independent Contractor, IRS, misclassification, Misclassification of 1099 Workers, W-2, W-2 employees

How Far Back Can EDD Audit Your Small Business?

April 3, 2022

edd can audit small businesses back 12 quarters

Employment Development Department (EDD) performs many services, but their primary role that impacts small businesses is collecting and auditing payroll taxes. Employers pay payroll taxes for W-2 employees, but not for 1099 independent contractors.  The line between an independent contractor and an employee was more concretely defined with the implementation… [Read more]

Filed Under: EDD, News Tagged With: Audits, EDD, edd audit small business, edd audits, John Milikowsky, Small business, unemployment insurance code

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

What Will 2021 EDD Audits Look Like?

December 26, 2021

A 2021 EDD Audit will include classification criteria from the Borello Test and the ABC Test

Watch our video below to learn how the last 12 quarters affect your EDD audit criteria. Have You Received an EDD Audit Letter? The California Employment Development Department (EDD) sends audit letters through the mail. If you receive an audit letter, you have 30 days to reply. Typically, the agency… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD Tagged With: AB-5, ABC test, Assembly Bill 5, Audit, Audit Criteria, Audit Letter, Benefit Audit, Borello Test, EDD, EDD Audit, UI Benefits, Unemployment Audit

What to expect in an EDD Audit?

October 24, 2021

what is the process of an edd audit

If your business is experiencing an EDD audit, it’s important to know what to expect. Founder and managing attorney at Milikowsky Tax Law, John Milikowsky, breaks down the EDD audit process and the frequently asked questions that come with an EDD audit.  “What you can expect from us, whether you… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CSLB, EDD Tagged With: Attorney, Audit, audit process, audit triggers, CPA, EDD, EDD Audit, edd audit process, IRS audits

What Every Business Owner Needs to Know

October 17, 2021

What Every Business Owner Needs to Know:

Starting a business rarely begins with a strategic checklist of all of the resources necessary to run and scale successfully. Rather, many, if not most businesses start because the founder has a passion or skill that is exceptional and in-demand and they grow from there.  Because of this, many business… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CPA Tagged With: Attorney, Audit, audit triggers, bookkeeper, business checklist, business owner, contractor, CPA, cslb, EDD, general contractor, HR, Independent Contractor, Insurance Provider, Payroll provider, site sweep

Vince B. EDD Audit Case Study

October 10, 2021

Vince B. EDD audit Case Story

We are grateful to our client, Vince B., for sharing his story of how we were able to help him weather an EDD audit. This audit could have closed his business and had far-reaching repercussions for his personal finances as well as business finances. In 2020, Vince was hit with… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD Tagged With: Attorney, Audit, audit triggers, case study, contractor, CPA, EDD, general contractor, Independent Contractor

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