California Payroll Tax: SUI, ETT, SDI & PIT Employer Guide

The California payroll tax structure for an employer in this state is based on four distinct taxes, commonly referred to as the CA SUI, ETT, SDI, and PIT payroll taxes. There are different rates for each of these taxes and the calculation methods are different as well.

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State Income Tax Considerations in Multi-State Tax Planning

Companies that have employees working in other states must pay close attention to each state’s payroll tax regulations. In many cases, payroll tax will be owed to California and to the other states where your employees are working.

Payroll taxes are determined on the proportion of income that is generated per state and must be paid to each state.

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FBAR Penalty Appeals and Compliance Programs

If you cannot come to an agreement to resolve your FBAR issue during the IRS examination stage, you may have a few options. The options available to you will depend on where you are in the penalty process, whether you were found to be in willful violation, and your history of compliance.

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What Living Expenses Does the IRS Allow?

Although a favorite saying of IRS revenue officers is that “The IRS is not a bank” and takes collection of taxes owed seriously, the IRS is prevented from collecting assets that a person needs to survive and meet their basic living requirements. The IRS does not have the best reputation of cutting delinquent taxpayers much slack, so that is why I wrote this article for you. 

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