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Categories: California Tax Law
Help! My Dental Office Received an EDD Audit I’ve received a lot of calls from California dental practices that are facing an EDD audit. If you’re a dentist or dental office, and if you’ve ever hired an independent contractor, you may want to familiarize your practice with the EDD audit. These California Employment Development Department (EDD)...
Categories: IRS
Will the Government Think I’m Guilty if I Hire a Tax Attorney? One of the most common questions I get when someone reaches out to me for help is will the government agent, or agency, think I’m guilty because I hired a tax attorney? Will they think I’m hiding something or trying to run away...
Categories: California Tax Law
What Happens if You Receive an EDD Audit Notice? Receiving an EDD audit notice can be a scary thing. The reason why you need to take it so seriously is because there’s a potential personal liability. When you go through an EDD audit, the EDD is generally looking to reclassify workers. You have paid somebody...
Categories: IRS
Do These 4 Things Now to Make Filing Taxes in 2021 a Simple Process It’s not quite the end of 2020 and tax season may seem like quite a way off. However, there are things you can do now to prepare to file taxes in 2021. Taking an hour or two when your business has...
Categories: California Tax Law
Help! I’m Being Audited by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration When it comes to tax audits, the IRS is not the only organization that can investigate you. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), formerly known as the State Board of Equalization (SBOE), focuses on sales tax audits among California...
Categories: Federal Trust Recovery Penalty
What is the Federal Trust Fund Recovery Penalty and Will You Be Hit With It? If you’re a business owner and you have not heard of the Federal Trust Recovery Penalty, you may want to start paying attention. If you are a responsible for withholding, accounting for, depositing or paying specified taxes including employment taxes...
Categories: IRS
Should I Make Estimated Tax Payments? One question I hear often is whether a taxpayer needs to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimated tax payments throughout the year. Estimated tax payments—also known as quarterly tax payments—are typically made for the current tax year by individuals, including sole proprietors, partners and businesses that do not...
Categories: Payroll Tax
Are You Taking Payroll Tax Seriously? I get so excited about payroll taxes because most business owners don’t understand how serious it is. If you have an employee working for you, and you are withholding their payroll taxes, you have a duty to pay that money over to the government. Sometimes business owners are struggling...
Categories: California Tax Law
What is an EDD Audit? Businesses that go through EDD audits sometimes don’t understand the process. Where am I? What are my rights? What can I do if I don’t agree with the bill? A quick overview of the EDD processes is you generally start by receiving a pre-audit questionnaire and an inquiry of records...
Categories: California Tax Law
What is the EDD Pre-Audit Questionnaire? *The following article was updated in March 2024* When a business goes through an EDD audit, it generally starts with a pre-audit questionnaire. You receive an inquiry of records notice and attach to it as this pre-audit questionnaire. You will complete this documentation and send it back to the...
