Deborah Wolfe is a business consultant, entrepreneur, professional accountant and founder of Wolfe Consulting in St Augustine, FL. She provides business solutions and support for small to mid size businesses specializing in Financial Analysis and Business Management. Before starting Wolfe Consulting in 2013, she spent over 8 Read more
As a business owner, you are responsible for classifying the people providing services to you and your clients, and to remit employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of all employees. Classifying workers as independent contractors simplifies your payroll process and can save business owners money. During this session, learn how to classify workers appropriately, factors to consider when determining your business relationship, when to file IRS form SS-8, and forms/taxes associated with each type of worker.
Course Objectives:
Misclassification of workers is a serious problem that can have severe consequences for business owners. Workers that feel they have been misclassified are able to file a tax form to notify the IRS of the discrepancy and you can be held liable for the taxes and related penalties!
Course Outline:
• Determining Business Relationship – What Type of Workers Do I Have?
• Control and Independence Factors – Who Controls the Work or Product?
• Supporting Evidence – How Do I Document Classification?
• Associated Forms – SS-8, 1099, 940, 941
• Consequences and Penalties
• Independent Contractor, Common Law Employee, Statutory Employee,
• Statutory Nonemployee
• How Work Instruction Affects Work Relationship
• Financial Factors Affecting Classification
• Contracts
• Industry Standards – Job Types Classified as Employees by the IRS
• Employment Tax Obligations
What You Get:
• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points
Who Will Benefit:
• Compliance Professionals
• HR Professionals
• Business Owners
• Board of Directors
• Individuals involved with Vendor Management
• Office Managers and those responsible with hiring
• Hiring Managers
• Talent Acquisition professionals
• Recruiters
• Anyone interested in avoiding fines, penalties and criminal sanctions
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