I tend to harbor deep resentment whenever the IRS proposes more restrictions on job creating taxpayers. After all WE are the backbone of the US economy and our government agencies absolutely must focus on mitigating obstacles for hard working entrepreneurs in their daily struggle to create new...
I was talking with a taxpayer the other day who registered as an LLC with Colorado Secretary of State. She developed an intriguing business model that is doing remarkably well according to the financial statement. As part of a tax planning conversation our discussion surrounding...
Worker Classification & the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment This post is about my experiences as they pertain to the Colorado Employment Security Act of 2013. First off let me start by saying that there are some really good hard working bureaucrats paid by our tax...
Contrary to the manufactured 'news' dribbling out of the main stream media to sell advertising, last week the IRS published updated employer's withholding guidance clearly stating that employers are to now withhold Social Security tax at the rate of 6.2 percent of wages rather than the previous rate of...
In my dealings with the US Treasury Department regarding worker classification disputes I have learned that although in reality there may be shades of gray distinguishing between what constitutes an employee and what constitutes an independent contractor the US Treasury has some very specific positions....
IRS Form 1040 Schedule C: Profit or Loss from Business can be a tough form to work through. Tread lightly and seek guidance. The sole proprietorship or single member Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) is in my opinion the easiest type of business entity to set up...
Generally severance payments made to terminated employees have been held by the US Tax Court to be FICA wages because the definition of "wages" for FICA purposes found in the Internal Revenue Code is so broad. "Wages" include all remuneration or money paid for employment...
Protective refund claims are ï¬led to preserve a taxpayer’s right to claim a refund when the taxpayer’s right to the refund is contingent on future events like future litigation, and may not be determinable until after the statute of limitations expires. Without a protective refund claim, taxpayers will only have a three-year statute of...
In February 2010, a federal district court in U.S. v. Quality Stores, Inc., (DC MI 2/23/2010) 105 AFTR 2d 2010-1110, ruled that severance payments made to terminated employees by a company going out of business were not “wages†subject to FICA. The Court said that “…where severance payments are intended to serve...
School’s out and many students now have a summer job. Some students may not realize they have to pay taxes on their summer income. Here are the six things the IRS wants everyone to know about income earned while working a summer job. All employees...