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Taxation of Gig Economy Income
In the United States, there are approximately 90 companies who are listed as gig businesses and many individuals who operate small businesses that are classified as gig companies. For individuals and small business owners who receive their income by means of third-party vendors, they will begin receiving 1099-K forms from these vendors when the overall annual payment is $600 or more (was $20,000 or more). T..
The 1099 and W-9 Update – Complying with IRS Information Reporting
For years the IRS has struggled with independent contractors and tax collection. In assessing opportunities to close the tax gap (taxes due but not reported or paid), one of the greatest opportunities comes from expanding the information reporting on taxpayers by payors – 1099. This time consuming reporting obligation can be streamlined in a number of ways.Areas CoveredIn just ninety minutes you will gain t..
The 940 – Properly Calculating and Paying Your FUTA Tax
The 940 calculates your total FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax) owed for a calendar year. FUTA is a tax paid to the federal government and used to support state unemployment insurance programs. It is due on Jan 31st of each calendar year. FUTA is not to be confused with SUTA (State Unemployment Tax), paid throughout the year to any state you have employees in. However, SUTA payments paid on time minimize your..
The Americans With Disabilities Act: Reasonable Accommodations, and the Interactive Process
One of the most frequently misunderstood obligations HR has is to engage in the interactive process with an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. It requires an understanding of who qualifies as a qualified individual with a disability under the ADA, including whether an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation can perform the essential functions of their job. Understanding..
The Best Practice Boardroom
The corporate board model was never designed to do real business work, so it fails time and again. This is the Big Secret of corporate boards that none of us want to admit. It originated as a ceremonial legal body, but now we increasingly demand to fulfill a very functional role. The odds are very much against the board of directors doing its job effectively.Our program will help you even those odds. ..
The Criticality of Engaging All Persons in Your Safety Program, Including Temps and Part Time
The Post-Covid job market can only be described as ‘chaotic’. An employee will walk off the job due to the slightest perceived ‘disrespect’. This is often beyond the control of a line supervisor or crew leader. Correctly configured, employee engagement must come from TOP MANAGEMENT, which is encapsulated as LEADERSHIP in the workplace. This is a very subtle and nuanced element of running any organization. T..
The Dos and Dont's of Documenting Employee Performance: What Employers Need to Know?
You’ve heard the statement, “If it’s not written down, it didn’t happen”. The human resources mantra to managers and supervisors is to "document, document, document", because disciplinary actions can often give rise to claims of discrimination, leading to high costs of litigation. But do your managers and supervisor know how, when, and what to document?Badly worded documentation and suspiciously timed admin..
The Effective Board Leader
Across the world, business cultures have the important topic of board leadership exactly backward. For most jobs, we vet candidates based on their experience, training, and previous success for a position. Only after rising to the top through a tough winnowing process do we name the final candidate for the role. Over the past century, we’ve developed an infrastructure of business schools, MBA programs, prof..
The Everything You Need to Know About Labor Relations Survival Guide A-Z: Part 1
Attendees of Part 1 of this 4-part webinar series will have the opportunity to widen their skill set enough to be able to hit the ground running to meet the challenges of most labor management environments. Among the many areas to be explored will be the groundwork and guidelines for positive labor management relationships along with an examination of the roles of the Union and its representatives/Stewards,..
The Everything You Need to Know About Labor Relations Survival Guide A-Z: Part 3
Click here for All Webinar Series: Mastering Labor Relations: Your Essential Survival Guide - A Webinar SeriesAttendees will have an increased understanding and where appropriate, skill set of the following:How to be as fully prepared as possible for negotiations, not only at the table but for the support team(s) from the field to the corporate office and board room as well because LR must always be viewed ..
The Form 1042-S and W-8 Update –Complying with IRS Information Reporting for Nonresident Aliens
Do you have a plan to deal with IRS demands for backup withholding if you failed to deduct from payments to Nonresident Aliens' (NRAs)? The IRS is working hard to reduce the delinquent tax burden. They know companies are becoming relatively compliant with 1099 reporting, but they also understand that companies and their advisors are less sure when it comes to identifying and performing backup withholding on..
The FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements: What Employers Need to Know
The FTC estimates that 30 million people – one in five US workers – are bound by a noncompete clause in their current jobs. And for most of them, the agency asserts, such a clause restricts them from freely switching jobs, lowers wages, stifles innovation, blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses and undermines fair competition.The final rule is a somewhat narrower version of the proposed rule that..
The Good, Bad and Ugly of PTO in 2023 (and Why you Need to Ditch PTO as a Policy)
This program will explore PTO. We will examine the benefits and detriment of PTO policies, the procedural problems that arise with application of PTO, the legal compliance issues that arise with PTO, and the alternatives to a holistic PTO policy toward employee leave. Areas Covered Definitions of PTO The benefits of PTOThe detriments of PTOThe impact of the federal laws on PTO and the compliance concerns th..
The Keys to an Effective NPO Board of Directors : Legal and Management Roles and Responsibilities
Today's non-profit organizations, from large community hospitals to small community arts groups, must gear their operation to an atmosphere of rapid change, their chosen goals ever open to evaluation, their methods flexible, and their programs and services responsive to the needs of their constituencies. An effective and well-trained Board ofDirectors is an essential key for the long-term success of t..
The Magic of Engagement – Putting the WOW Factor into Creating Exceptional Customer Service
Accountability, with engagement, equals profitability. When everyone gets that they are the customer/client/patient experience, no matter what their function or degree of contact with the client is, they will connect at an accelerated level that will differentiate you from your competition. What do great managers know that average managers do not when it comes to employee training, retention, and motivation..