Last week I introduced the infamous Layered Defense Strategy Argument. Over the next few articles, I’m going to break down each part of the argument into separate treatments, so we can see the flaws.
The First Layer:
Only between 2 to 5% of employers are audited in a given year, so the odds of being selected for […]
Don’t let your company make the mistake of thinking it can’t get burned in an IC misclassification conflict…that it won’t happen… that if it does you will win…or that the cost will be small.
Don’t be a victim of the infamous Layered Defense Strategy Argument.
Over the years, I’ve met a number of clients who say they […]
Continuing my series on “things the employment tax auditor might not tell you” we now arrive at a critical juncture. The auditor has examined your records and found a whole list of “exceptions” or alleged “misclassified workers. You’ve argued with him and brought out your best documents to prove you did it right but he’s […]
In this series I last left you with the auditor humming to him/herself in your quiet room-a busy little bee, digging through a pile of your dusty old accounting books. Whenever you checked in and asked “How’s it going?” you got a little smile and a short, non-committal response like, “Fine…”
Eventually, the auditor will emerge […]
In my continuing series on things employment tax auditors likely won’t tell you, today I’m going to discuss statements you can make to the Tax Auditor which guarantee closer scrutiny and more trouble for you and your business.
Before I start with this segment I want to assure you I know no one reading this article […]
Continuing my series of things employment tax auditors are not likely to tell you, today I’m going to cover “hot buttons” for auditors. What are they? These are entries in your accounting records that virtually guarantee closer scrutiny of your business.
The first accounting document the employment tax auditor may look at is your Schedule of […]
If you have ever been on the wrong side of a government tax audit, you probably have wondered what the Tax Auditor is doing locked up in your conference room with your records all day? (Later, you most likely found out). The detailed procedures can vary from agency-to-agency and even from auditor-to-auditor within the same agency, but in general […]
Continuing our series on “things tax auditors may not tell you” we’ve now arrived at the moment of truth. This is the infamous day. The auditor is showing up for the first time to examine your “books and records” (auditor talk) and determine if you have properly classified your IC’s (grief for you unless you […]
Continuing our series on “things tax auditors may not tell you” today’s installment covers preparing for the first meeting with the employment tax auditor.
You have agreed to an appointment for an employment tax auditor to examine your records and review your classification of IC’s. The appointment has been set for next month-thirty days from now-a […]
So you’ve been contacted by a government tax auditor and verified he/she is legitimate. What now? Before agreeing to a start date for the audit, here are a few questions you may wish to ask the auditor:
Why are we being audited? There are a variety of reasons you could have been selected; a random survey, […]
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