Now that the April filing deadline has passed, small business owners may be asking: what’s next? Insert EDD audit season. 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 audit from the California… [Read more]
5 Misconceptions of Independent Contractors
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]
Workers’ Compensation Audits
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]
California CPA’s: Questions to ask your Clients to Reduce EDD Audit Risk
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]
How Dynamex Ruined it for Everybody
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]
The NEW ABCs of 1099 Contractor Classification (AB-5)
In January 2020 California AB-5 will go into effect and many workers previously classified as contractors will be required to reclassify as W-2 wage earning employees. The CA EDD has always had criteria by which employers can determine whether a worker is classified correctly as a 1099 but those criteria… [Read more]