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Indiana Court of Appeals avoids “absurdity” by nixing $125,000 unemployment tax assessment on employer with no employees in the state

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
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  • USA
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  • April 27 2013

TPUSA, Inc. operated a call center and had employees in Indiana until September 30, 2009. It filed all quarterly wage reports for unemployment

Reminder: hurry! Opportunity for possible refund of FICA taxes ends soon!

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 10 2013

As noted in our blog entry on October 16, 2012, under the Sixth Circuit's discussion in U.S. v. Quality Stores, severance payments made because of an

He fought the law, and 409A won

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 14 2013

In this recently reported case, one Dr. Sutardja, a recipient of an allegedly discounted option, sued to recover 409A taxes imposed by the IRS. The

New Tax Court decision highlights need for construction contractors to consider expanded IRS voluntary worker classification settlement program

  • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 14 2013

For years, the question of whether construction workers should be treated as employees or independent contractors has been an important issue that

April deadlines relating to FICA tax treatment of severance pay in quality stores are quickly approaching

  • Ogletree Deakins
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  • USA
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  • March 13 2013

Two deadlines relating to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563 (6th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012

Payroll tax fraud by accountant keeps employer’s statute of limitations open

  • Greenberg Traurig LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 11 2013

The Second Circuit recently ruled that the fraudulent acts of an employer's accountant in filing payroll tax returns resulted in an open-ended

It pays to discover

  • Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
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  • USA
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  • February 28 2013

In a recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division, a defendant employer was rewarded for its fidelity in producing discovery and its

ERISA and employee benefits update

  • Fennemore Craig
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  • USA
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  • February 20 2013

On January 4, 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously denied the Federal Government's petition to rehear the United States v. Quality

Just in time for tax season--auditors test professional exemption against Price Waterhouse in yet another class action

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 25 2013

I have noticed that there are not many lawsuits (e.g. class actions) brought that test the limits of the professional exemption. That exemption

Court holds that employment severance payments are not subject to FICA taxes

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 24 2013

In 2001, Quality Stores, Inc. filed for bankruptcy and eventually closed all of its stores and terminated its employees. The terminated employees