Educational Issues

The state healthcare exchanges are supposed to be rolled out on October 1st, and 50 million people have been encouraged to go there to obtain coverage. There are many questions about the health [...]

As we near the end of the Government’s fiscal year (September 30, 2013), a new wave of I-9 Audit Notices of Inspection and administrative subpoenas have been received by businesses during the [...]

If you could not complete your 2012 tax return by the normal April filing due date, and are now on extension, the deadline for all April 15 tax return extensions is October 15, 2013, and there [...]

On September 24, 2013, Governor Brown signed SB 770 into law revising the California “Paid Family Leave Program” administered through the EDD (California State Employment Development [...]

On January 1, 2013, two new employee requirements were added, and on October 1, 2013 a third.  As a business or government entity doing business in California, you are required to report certain [...]

An updated IRS tax rule on tips is causing restaurants to rethink the practice of adding automatic tips to the tabs of large parties.

2013 will be the last tax year for which businesses may engage in qualified Enterprise Zone hiring or purchasing under the current Enterprise Zone Program.  You should document as much Enterprise [...]

Beginning in 2015, the Obama Care Large Employer Mandatory Health Insurance mandates go into effect.

For tax years 2010 through 2013, the maximum credit is 35 percent of premiums paid for small business employers and 25 percent of premiums paid for small tax-exempt employers such as charities. [...]

Time is running out!  If your company is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should provide a written notice to your employees – a notice of health care coverage options and the [...]