Gig economy

Offer ‘solutions more than products; ’the gig economy and the profession; new blog in town; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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

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

The deadline for 1099-MISC filing for non-Box 7 amounts is March 31.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service debuted a new Gig Economy Tax Center on its IRS.gov website to help taxpayers who work with companies like Uber and Airbnb meet their tax obligations.

For months, Intuit has been testing a new live bookkeeping service called QuickBooks live. Now the company is ready to go live with the offering on June 3.

Now being a QuickBooks Online Certified ProAdvisor is one of the required qualifications for also participating in Live as a bookkeeper.

Expensify partners with Grab, MineralTree integrates Procurify, and more.

Issues new and old will be a focus at the federal, state and local levels.

The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to focus more on improving self-employment tax compliance as the so-called “gig economy” continues to expand.

QuickBooks will actually increase the market for bookkeepers.

The blogosphere fires have been stoked by what seemed to be a new live bookkeeping service from QuickBooks.

Technology can help engage the workforce and empower the employer, addressing the staffing crisis.

Accounting, like many professions, is experiencing a shrinking talent pool as boomers retire and younger generations are opting for other careers.

The 20 percent pass-through deduction could provide a major benefit for gig economy workers and the self-employed, but there are also some important caveats.

Taxpayers may not be prepared for the ramifications of their side jobs.

The sharing economy might have to start paying more taxes to the IRS.

New features from QBO as well as an Intuit partnership with a fashion company, and app updates from Empire Suite.