Employee classifications

An Atlanta court ruled in favor of a Biden administration Department of Labor guideline reclassifying many freelancers as full-time employees.

The rule on classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors reverses a change from the Trump administration.

Here are five reasons clients may need more help with household employment matters in 2023

The rule change would cost affected companies, independent contractors, and local governments $188.3 million, the DOL estimated.

Household employment has its share of nuances that may catch accountants and families off guard, cause noncompliance, and cost your clients money. Here are some of the typical tax season mistakes we see made by accountants and families and how to fix them.

To best serve your clients, and your own firm, these are the top items to closely monitor in the year ahead.

The new rule for defining an employee vs. an independent contractor is likely to be challenged in the incoming Biden administration.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule to clarify the standard for determining whether a worker should be considered an employee or an independent contractor.

Despite lingering uncertainty over the U.S. election, the country’s ultra-rich already have plenty to celebrate from Silicon Valley to Illinois.

A growing cohort of the gig workforce is actually working long-term inside traditional companies — and they’re pretty happy about it, according to research from ADP.

AB 5 has employers up in arms — and going to court.

When your client employs someone to work in their home like a nanny, housekeeper or senior caregiver, they may owe household employment taxes or “nanny taxes.” A lack of preparation, knowledge and/or communication can cause unneeded stress during busy season.

In the midst of an unpredictable election year, you can serve as a rock solid source of knowledge for your clients by closely tracking the top regulatory issues that are likely to shape the legislative and regulatory landscape over the next 12 months.

The Internal Revenue Service has resurrected an information return that hasn’t been used since the early 1980s.

Utilizing different types of workers can bring different types of regulatory and tax challenges.

Paychex reported a slight increase in job and wage growth at small businesses in May, although the pace of wage growth dipped slightly compared to last year.

Keeping employees from being mislabeled as independent contractors hasn't been a big priority, according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Misclassification is a perennial issue for the IRS and state taxing authorities.

A recent ruling by the Tax Court might help soften the blow to employers confronted with income tax liability for workers that have been reclassified as employees.