by Tom Regan | Oct 25, 2011 | Independent Contractors
The Minnesota Department of Revenue recently launched a limited pilot program to allow businesses to convert workers from independent contractors to employees with reduced consequences for Minnesota withholding tax. This program is known as the Worker Classification...
by Tom Regan | Oct 22, 2011 | Independent Contractors
Many companies are struggling with the problem of determining how to properly classify their workers. Are they employees or independent contractors? As explained in earlier articles, the IRS has been motivated for a variety of reasons to reclassify independent...
by Tom Regan | Aug 24, 2010 | Audit
This is the seventh in a series of articles on issues surrounding the Taxation of Settlements and Verdicts. This article addresses the question of whether the fact that attorney fees are provided for by a statute has any affect on including these fees in...
by Tom Regan | Aug 17, 2010 | Audit
This is the sixth in a series of articles on issues surrounding the Taxation of Settlements and Verdicts. This article explains when and how the cost of attorneys fees may be deducted “below the line.” For cases not covered by IRC Section 62(a)(20) the United States...
by Tom Regan | Aug 10, 2010 | Audit
This is the fifth in a series of articles on issues surrounding the Taxation of Settlements and Verdicts. This article presents situations when the the expense of attorneys fees may be deducted “above the line.” Deducting Attorney Fees “Above the Line.” The American...