By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Earlier this year, California Governor Jerry Brown enacted new legislation that will upset property buyers and sellers hoping to keep the value of a transaction private. Under California's Documentary Transfer Tax...
Are Home Delivery Carriers of Newspapers Employees or Independent Contractors?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Saturday, December 20, 2014. We have covered the issue of whether a worker should be classified as an employee or independent contractor, but the issue is an important one for businesses. When a worker is...
What is “Fishing” and Does This Really Happen with the IRS and California State Tax Authorities?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Fishing is exactly what it sounds like - you are large enough to attract the attention of the IRS or the California BOE or FTD and this is a season of budget shortfalls and revenue...
What Does a San Diego Business Do to Run Afoul of the California Taxation Authorities?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Friday, November 28, 2014. Sometimes a San Diego Business or person doesn't have to do anything to run afoul of the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). I had an issue with the California FTB years...
Trademarks and Patents Are Often Overlooked in San Diego’s Fast Paced Marketplace
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Monday, November 17, 2014. I am amazed how many business entities and LLCs are not taking the steps to trademark or patent their intellectual property and protect their business. It can be a uniquely...
Tax preparation isn’t always as simple as it seems
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Saturday, November 22, 2014. The end of the year is upon us, and while that also means new opportunities and a fresh beginning in 2015, it also means that W-2s and other tax information will be landing in our...
San Diego Business Point of Sale Systems Need to Interface Smoothly With Accounting Systems
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Accounting Services on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. We have found that many business clients here in San Diego appreciate the value of and invest the time to set up their point of sale systems, but give low priority...
Sales and Use Tax Can Be a Murky Subject for Many San Diego Businesses
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Monday, November 24, 2014. San Diego businesses are responsible for the collection of sale or use tax, as well as reporting and paying those taxes in a timely manner to various California taxation authorities. Tax...
Judge: No fraud, but woman still sentenced for tax violation
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Delinquency on Friday, November 7, 2014. No one likes paying taxes; we all want to minimize the amount of our hard-earned money that we hand over to the Internal Revenue Service every year. But the responsibility to pay taxes is something...