Navigating Employment Taxes: Hiring, Payroll, and Withholding Essentials

Federal Taxes When Hiring Employees or Independent Contractors -

In this workshop we'll discuss your responsibilities as an employer or as one who pays others for services in the course of your trade or business. We also cover employee vs independent contractors. Whether you're handling this yourself or paying someone else to do it, you need to know this important information.

How to Manage Payroll and Withholding the Correct Amount of Taxes-

In this workshop we'll discuss your responsibilities as an employer to identify wages that are subject to employment taxes. We'll explain the difference between an accountable plan and a non-accountable plan. And we'll show you how to calculate your payroll taxes using the appropriate method. We will also discuss federal unemployment taxes.

Sheba Gonzalez is a Stakeholder Liaison with the Internal Revenue Service. Her mission is to establish relationships with tax professionals, industry stakeholders and others working with small business owners to share tax information and ensure compliance with everchanging tax laws. She represents the IRS at many face-to-face and virtual seminars and events where she discusses IRS policies and procedures, tax law updates, and emerging issues. Mrs. Gonzalez began her IRS career as a tax compliance officer for the Small Business/Self-Employed Division.

Prior to joining the IRS, Sheba worked 10 years in the private sector as an enrolled agent and general manager for one of the top 5 tax prep companies. When out of the office, Sheba likes to spend time with her family, preferably camping and fishing

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