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Rivkin Radler LLP

Observations on Charities, Taxes, and Cash Flow

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Few provisions of the Code have a single, clear meaning that leaves no room for interpretation. Even many of those that, on the surface, appear fairly straightforward, are usually open to alternative “understandings.”...more

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Section 530 and IRS Employment Tax Audits: Worker Classification and Relief

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Worker Classification and Section 530 Relief - Employers are required to pay employment taxes to the IRS. Generally, these payments consist of two portions: the employee’s portion of FICA and income taxes and the employer’s...more

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Work From Home – SOS! Post-Pandemic Legal Hazards

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The pandemic has revolutionized the workplaces and remote workforces will almost certainly survive the end of the pandemic. A Gallup poll last fall indicated that 61 percent of workers expect to work remotely at least part of...more

Williams Mullen

“Sure, You Can Work Remote”...These Words May Have a Huge Cost...

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COVID has not only seen a migration of employees to remote work but has created a new business model that is here to stay. In the midst of COVID, employers were eager to allow their employees to work from home and maintain a...more

Hogan Lovells

Remote workers and COVID-19 in the sports, media, and entertainment industries – Are new tax obligations on the horizon?

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced most studios and many other production companies to accelerate the adoption of remote working. While the process of making creative decisions both before the shoot (such as casting, set,...more

Carlton Fields

A Primer On Employment Taxes

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We noticed an uptick in employment tax issues, so thought a primer on employment taxation basics would be helpful. While this may be of general interest to in-house counsel and human resources professionals, it is probably...more

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Family Employee Tax Policies

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Hiring and employing family members is common in the realm of family businesses. An important thing to remember is that most family employees are treated in the same manner as any other employee for federal tax purposes,...more

Burr & Forman

Unpaid Federal Employment Taxes: The Government’s Chief Enforcement Priority

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Businesses that have employees must pay wages and salaries to their employees, and the employer must collect federal employee income taxes and the employee’s share of social security (FICA) from these wages and salaries, add...more

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IRS Clarifies Authority for Acceptance of Offers in Compromise from Clients of Professional Employer Organizations and Reporting...

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Generally, an employer is required to deduct and withhold Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes (“FICA”), Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes (“FUTA”), and income tax withholding from its employee’s wages and is separately...more

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Federal Employment Taxes: Employee-Independent Contractor Issues (Part 5)

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Section 530 Relief - Employers that have workers which the employer classifies as “independent contractors” (Form 1099) risk having these workers reclassified by the IRS as employees. This is a major audit area for the...more

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Federal Employment Taxes: Employee-Independent Contractor Issues (Part 3)

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IRS Form SS-8 Determinations of Employee Status - Employers that have workers which the employer classifies as “independent contractors” (Form 1099) risk having these workers reclassified by the IRS as “employees.” This...more

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