Categories: California Tax Law
If you’re a business owner and taxpayer in California, you may have heard the term EDD audit recently. Or perhaps you’ve faced this tax audit first-hand. If you’re not familiar with the term, an EDD audit occurs when the California Employment Development Department (EDD) launches an investigation into a business’ California state payroll tax records…
Categories: California Tax Law
Most taxpayers and business owners are unaware they can be held personally liable for payroll taxes of workers they consider to be independent contractors. Because of a recent case ruling – Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles – the California Employment Development Department (EDD) is getting stricter with conducting these investigations,…
Categories: California Tax Law
Working with the IRS IRS employees are overworked and most of the time underpaid. They have a very difficult job and there are some simple ways that you can have a successful result when dealing with them. Be nice. IRS agents have horrendous jobs and have to listen to grumpy taxpayers all day long. Take…
Categories: California Tax Law
Working with an EDD agent? “I am working with an EDD agent, how was my bank account levied?” This is a very common question taxpayers have when they reach out for advice. California state employees are overworked and most of the time underpaid. EDD audits start when the EDD sends a letter that seems very…
Categories: California Tax Law
Understanding the Two Sides of Taxing Agencies Many successful business owners, attorneys, doctors, accountants have called me and said “money has just been taken from my business account” and I don’t know what’s going on. This is one of the biggest issues business owners and taxpayers have when confronted by a tax agency. Sometimes it…
Categories: Payroll Tax
Facing a California State Payroll Tax Audit? Most taxpayers and business owners do not know that they can be held personally liable for the payroll taxes of their business, even if it is a separate corporation. The EDD handles audits and collection of payroll taxes and maintains employment records for more than 17 million California…
Categories: California Tax Law
Unique California Business Matters Most business owners do not realize that when you do business in California, you have to deal with three separate tax agencies. If you were doing business in Wisconsin, for example, you would only be working with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. If you were working with New Jersey, again, you…
