If you misclassified your independent contractors, the IRS will come after you. Here’s how to avoid serious problems. Watch out! If the IRS audits your business and decides that you misclassified your independent contractors as employees, you could be in the soup. And deep in the soup. You see, the IRS will assess years of backemployment taxes, plus penalties and … [Read more...]
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Owe Taxes for Misclassified Workers? It’s Section 530 to the Rescue!
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… You know what’s bad? An IRS audit. You know what’s REALLY bad? When the IRS claims that many of your 1099 independent contractors are actually W-2 employees! You see, if that’s the claim they make, you may have to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid payroll taxes! Why the huge extra tax … [Read more...]
Traveling on Business? Stay at the Mom and Dad Hotel
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… If your business travel takes you to where family or friends live, I’ve got a great idea for you. Instead of staying overnight at a hotel in their area, and giving your money to a giant corporation, why not stay with your mom and dad, or a close friend, and give them rent money? When you use this strategy, you’ll … [Read more...]
When is a Partner in a Partnership Considered a 1099 Worker?
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… Can you answer these two important questionsabout your partnership agreement?… Does your agreement spell out exactly when a partner can deduct unreimbursed partner activity (UPE)?Is your agreement crystal clear about when your partnership can treat some partner activity as if the partner were a 1099 worker? Why … [Read more...]
How 1099s Caused the Dentist Pain
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… Seven R. Olmos DDS made a terrible mistake. One that I hope you never make. He failed to file a tax return. How did Dr. Olmos make such an obvious error? Well, everybody knows that failing to file a tax return is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. So how did Dr. Olmos, a sophisticated taxpayer, … [Read more...]