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Taxability for Contractors

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A contractor is generally defined as someone who provides improvements to real property on a lump sum contract basis. From a sales and use tax perspective, there isn’t much of a difference between a subcontractor and a prime or general contractor. At first glance, the sales and use tax requirements for a contractor seem quite simple.

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Sales tax vs. use tax: the differences

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Therefore, calculating the total state and local sales tax typically involves adding the state rate to the local rate and multiplying it by the cost of taxable items. While they are both a tax paid to the government on the purchases of goods or services, there are differences in how they are collected and paid to the government.

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Payroll errors and how to avoid them

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employee or independent contractor) and failure to do so can lead to hefty penalties. The proposal proposes a framework more consistent with longstanding judicial precedent on which employers have relied to classify workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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It’s almost P11D season - what is it, and why do you have to pay it?

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In this blog we take a deeper dive into P11Ds, when they might arise, and what you need to do as a result. However, if you’ve given any employees benefits outside of payroll, then a P11D form will need to be completed for each employee who has received a taxable benefit during the tax year. Why do you have a P11D?

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Why should you file your Self-Assessment Tax Return before Christmas?

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This blog explains more about the importance of beating the deadline, and we explain who needs to complete a tax return. You should record all other taxable COVID-19 payments in any other business income box. When you calculate your taxable profits, all other taxable COVID-19 payments should be recorded as income.

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How to nail end of financial year: A guide for Australia’s self-employed

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For those who are often on the move (as many contractors or freelancers are), Luke He of Homemax Accounting suggests downloading the Xero Mobile app. Whereas, if you don’t do any planning, you’re left in the dark on your tax bill and taxable income,” she explains. Thankfully, there’s a way to make sense of it all. The good news?

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US Payroll Taxes Explained (Everything You Need to Know)

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What About Independent Contractors or the Self-employed? Well, independent contractors are not considered employees. Employers do not pay any payroll taxes on independent contractors they hire. Be sure that the person or people you claim to be an independent contractor are actually classified as an independent contractor.