On October 14, a group of 17 “agency operators” for jointly-owned Avis Rent a Car and Budget Rent a Car filed a class action lawsuit in California alleging that the rental car agencies misclassified them as independent contractors (ICs) instead of employees.  Although the agency operators acknowledge that they each signed “Agency Operator Agreements” that classified them [...]

Congress Reintroduces the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act that Would Make Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors a Federal Offense Following on the heels of aggressive new measures announced by the U.S. Department of Labor and IRS in the past month and the recent enactment of a new California law to crack down on willful misclassification [...]

It appears that Australia is moving in the same direction as the federal and state governments here in the U.S in regards to 1099 compliance.  For some time, enforcement agencies in the U.S. have disregarded legal entities of every kind (LLC, corporation, partnership, etc.) that are really just shells for one or even a few [...]

The IRS Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) can be a very good deal for some.  But like most things with the IRS, you need to examine the whole picture before deciding. Click here to learn more.