Category: Employment Taxes

By Stephen J. Dunn A company operates a maid service that cleans residences. The company has always treated its maids as independent contractors rather than employees. The company...

By Stephen J. Dunn Payroll taxes are the bane of small, start-up businesses. Restaurants commonly have problems with them. The taxes are computed and withheld from employees’ wages....

By Stephen J. Dunn Many a cash-strapped company fails to deposit its payroll taxes. Unlike other creditors, Federal and state taxing authorities are not at the company’s door...

By Stephen J. Dunn Misclassification of employees as independent contractors for tax purposes is a widespread problem. Employers do it to avoid matching Social Security tax and Medicare...

By Stephen J. Dunn Does your business use an outside payroll service?  Are you thinking of using one? Payroll service companies perform an important function assisting employers comply...

By Stephen J. Dunn Last month I wrote a column for Forbes about the tax reasons that spouses make lousy business partners. First, business-related tax problems could threaten both spouses’ assets...

By Stephen J. Dunn Spouses generally do not make good business partners for many reasons. For example, when spouses work together in a business, it tends to dominate...