Article Highlights: Appropriations Act of 2020Residential Energy (Efficient) Property CreditLifetime CreditCredit LimitsQualifying PropertyPer Item Credit LimitsBasis AdjustmentRetroactive Application On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Appropriations Act of 2020, which included a number of tax law changes, including retroactively extending certain tax provisions that expired after 2017 or were about to expire, [...]
Article Highlights: Appropriations Act of 2020History of the DeductionOther Education Expense BenefitsWhich Tax Break Provides the Best Benefit On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Appropriations Act of 2020, which included a number of tax law changes, among them retroactive extension of certain tax provisions that expired after 2017 or were about [...]
Article Highlights: New California LegislationEmployee or Independent ContractorDynamexABC TestImpact on EmployersImpact on WorkersSafe Harbor The California legislature recently passed landmark labor legislation that essentially makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for a worker to be classified as an independent contractor (self-employed). Governor Newsom was quick to sign it into law, and it generally became [...]
Key provisions affecting individuals: Repeal of the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions. Before 2020, traditional IRA contributions were not allowed once the individual attained age 70½. Starting in 2020, the new rules allow an individual of any age to make contributions to a traditional IRA, as long as the individual has compensation, which generally [...]
Article Highlight: Appropriations Act of 2020 Medical AGI LimitationsSometimes Overlooked DeductionsDeductible Health InsuranceAbove-the-Line Health Insurance Deduction for Self-Employed On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Appropriations Act of 2020, which included a number of tax law changes, including extending certain tax provisions that expired after 2017 or were about to expire, a [...]
In 2019, the Governor signed AB 5. Under AB 5, most workers are presumed to be employees for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and for most wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission unless a hiring entity satisfies a three-factor test, referred to as the ABC test. This means that many [...]
Article Highlights: Independent ContractorsNon-employee Compensation1099 Filing RequirementDue DatesPenaltiesForm W-9 and 1099 Worksheet If your business engages the services of an individual (independent contractor), other than one who meets the definition of an employee, and you pay him or her $600 or more for the calendar year, then you are required to issue that person a [...]
AB 5 – New Employee Classification Test: The law codifies and modifies the California Supreme Court’s “ABC test” from its decision in the Dynamex case. The law severely limits the ability of California companies to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Stated in an abbreviated manner, to satisfy the ABC test and classify [...]
