Under current law, there is a presumption that workers are employees, and the IRS will aggressively pursue collection activities against employer-taxpayers that inappropriately classify employees as independent contractors. There is a conspicuous lack of bright line tests, however, for permissible classification variations under both federal tax and labor law standards. Moreover, the states’ varying standards create additional disparities in treatment.
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How a Startup Visa Program Can Lead to Meaningful Immigration Reform
By Roger Royse
Immigration is a valuable source of entrepreneurship and innovation in the tech community. This is demonstrated by the Silicon Valley and other tech-heavy regions’ heavy reliance on H1-B visas to bring skilled workers from other countries into their states. These visas are only available, however, to people migrating to the U.S. to work for established companies. Conversely, startup visas can…
Redefining S Corporation Eligibility for the 21st Century
By Roger Royse
Corporations are generally subject to two levels of tax: once at the corporate level and again at the individual level when corporate earnings are distributed. Certain corporations may elect under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code to be subject to a regime in which the earnings are generally taxed only once to the individual owners of the corporation. The…