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Home > Archives for Independent Contractor

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

What Should You Pay for a Tax Attorney?

November 7, 2021

What should you pay for a tax attorney?

  How much should you pay for a tax attorney? It depends on the issue you’re facing. If you’re a business owner, you can expect to pay a little bit more because these cases tend to have more complicated issues. Sometimes, cases can cost $2,000 to $3,000, but it depends… [Read more]

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

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

The Difference Between EDD and CSLB Audits

October 3, 2021

The Difference Between EDD and CSLB audits

Employment Development Department (EDD) and California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) audits both expose your business to fines and penalties if the agency finds you noncompliant with the strict regulations and policies they have in place for classifying 1099 independent contractors.  Both CSLB and EDD perform site sweeps that can… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CSLB, EDD Tagged With: Audit, audit triggers, contractor, cslb, EDD, general contractor, Independent Contractor, site sweep

Recent Construction Site Sweeps Explained 

September 19, 2021

Recent Construction Site Sweeps Explained

General contractors who hire unlicensed workers and unlicensed subcontractors put themselves at risk for potential criminal action by the local District Attorney (DA) and they risk receiving a stop work order from California Contractor State Licensing Board (CSLB) if and when that agency performs a site sweep.   A site… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, CSLB, News Tagged With: Audit, contractor, cslb, EDD, general contractor, Independent Contractor, site sweep

6 Mistakes Businesses Can Make When Hiring and Working With Independent Contractors

June 20, 2018

Business owners should be aware of the common mistakes when hiring and working with 1099 independent contractors

Business owners hire independent contractors to help with specialized or contracted work. But, as a business owner, if you find yourself engaging in what may be considered an ‘employer-employee relationship’ with your independent contractor hires, you may be contacted by the Employment Development Department (EDD) and/or the Internal Revenue Service… [Read more]

Filed Under: Blog, EDD, News Tagged With: 1099, 1099 independent contractors, AB-5, ABC test, Audit, Audits, business owner, California Taxes, Contractors, EDD, EDD Audit, employee, employee classification, Independent Contractor, IRS, IRS Audit, scope of work, W2, worker

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