Ignorance is Bliss… No, Not Really! (A common senior care scenario)
We took a difficult call recently from an adult daughter of an elderly couple who employed two senior caregivers. The Smiths live in New York
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Decisiones Difíciles para Empleadores Domésticos – Reforma de Inmigración y Cumplimiento Tributario
El Congreso de los Estados Unidos está debatiendo la reforma migratoria que podría liderar un camino a la ciudadanía para los cerca de once millones de trabajadores indocumentados que viven
IRS Audits and the Nanny Tax
The IRS reports that audits of tax returns with income over $200,000 increased by 13% in 2012 over the prior year. The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch recently published advice
Immigration Reform: Undocumented Nannies?
President Obama and congressional leaders in both parties have re-energized the debate on proposed immigration reform in the last several weeks. A “pathway to citizenship” for undocumented aliens currently residing
Payroll Tax Enforcement Efforts Accelerate
California is striving to shine a light on its underground economy. At the end of 2011, the LA Times reported that employers who pay their workers under the table –
Crackdown on Worker Misclassification Spreads
Worker misclassification – the practice by an employer of treating an employee as an independent contractor for purposes of avoiding employment taxes – is a constant issue in the field
Household Employment Tax Enforcement…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and 11 states, as we reported in October 2011, have entered into information sharing agreements for purposes of employment tax enforcement. Virginia, apparently, is making
IRS Enforcement Efforts Stepped Up
The IRS’s 2010 budget request includes an increase of approximately $300 million above its 2009 appropriations for enforcement. Conventional wisdom says that IRS compliance activities recoup $5 for every $1