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Effective April 13, 2015, the Franchise Tax Board ("FTB") will enforce an updated privacy and security policy. It is necessary for the FTB to lawfully collect relevant personal information in order to enforce and administer the California Revenue and Taxation Code and...
When I left the California EDD's Legal Office over two years ago, I predicted that the "rideshare" software application companies, Uber and Lyft, would soon come under scrutiny for worker classification issues. My prediction was correct. For the past few months,...
An estimated 40 percent of small businesses outsource payroll tasks to third-party payers, delegating the responsibility to withhold and pay over Federal employment taxes to the IRS. Unfortunately, some third-party payers withhold the tax through payroll, but instead...
Almost 40 million tax refunds worth nearly $125 billion have been issued as of Feb. 20, according to Internal Revenue Service statistics released today. The average refund is $3,120.The IRS has processed nearly 50 million returns, about one-third of the total...
The Department of Justice has released the results of its ongoing efforts to identify and extinguish the practices of fraudulent tax return preparers and tax scheme promotors. In the press release, the DOJ describes its most recent activities in stopping violations of...
On March 11, 2015, the IRS reported that it has refunds totaling $1 Billion due to taxpayers who did not file a 2011 federal income tax return. California leads the nation with the most refunds due, with over 103,000 taxpayers failing to file their 2011 return.In...
"Self-employed" individuals include sole proprietors and independent contractors. The Self-employment income can include income you received for part-time work. This is in addition to income from your regular job. According to the IRS, there are a few things to keep...
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") compiles an annual list of the common scams taxpayers may come across. Such scams tend to peak during filing season as taxpayers are preparing their own returns or hiring someone to prepare it for them. This year, in...
More than one million people earned money in 2013 but did not file a California State Income Tax Return and they will be hearing from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).Each year the FTB receives over 500 million income records from banks, employers, the state government,...
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") compiles an annual list of the common scams taxpayers may come across. Such scams tend to peak during filing season as taxpayers are preparing their own returns or hiring someone to prepare it for them. This year, in...
