Independent Contractors: Tax and Business Planning
Date:	11/04/08	Type:	Live	Time:	1:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Credits:	4*	Site:	Vanc.	Fee:	$115.00**
Location:	Marshall House 1301 Officers' Row Vancouver, WA 98661
Registration:	Registration Form - Seating is limited.
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Audience: CPAs in public practice or employed in business and industry who wish to help employers avoid penalties for misclassifying workers as independent contractors.

Level: Update/Review

Description: The worker misclassification issue is heating up again, with the government bringing several major cases against employers. Worker misclassification has both state law and federal tax consequences. If the IRS determines an employer misclassifies all its workers, back taxes and penalties can be 30 percent of payroll cost, enough to bankrupt many clients. Have you read recently about the “20 factor” test to see whether a worker is an employee? The IRS hasn’t used that test in years. This practical course covers both preventive planning and strategies to help clients under government scrutiny.

Learn About: Business advantages of classifying workers as independent contractors » Outsourcing » Traditional state law classification » IRS view--the old 20 factors test vs. the “new approach” » Employment and income tax consequences of IRS reclassification » Section 530 Safe Harbors » Handling employment tax audits » Preventative planning techniques to save your client from disaster.

Instructor: Jim Jurinski, Attorney/CPA (Oregon and Washington).
Jim is Of Counsel to the law firm Draneas & Huglin, P.C., a law firm focusing on wills, trusts, tax, and general business matters. Jim is also the author or coauthor of a number of books and articles including the Thomson book, Independent Contractors: Tax and Business Planning. more »

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** Take two courses together and save $55.00:
Advising Family Businesses (morning) &
Independent Contractors: Tax and Business Planning(afternoon).
$175.00 for both the morning and the afternoon session. 8 hours of cpe credit.
More information at:
Advising Family Businesses & Independent Contractors: Tax and Business Planning.

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