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Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit

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$99.00 Regular Registration
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$104.00 Regular Registration
This course is being offered on multiple dates, listed below. Click the Register button next to your preferred date to register.
 Mon, 07/21/2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
 Mon, 08/18/2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
 Mon, 09/08/2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
 Tue, 10/21/2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
 Wed, 11/19/2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 Thu, 12/18/2025 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
 Fri, 01/02/2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 Thu, 02/19/2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 Currently available
Designed For:

Any tax practitioner who wishes to help their clients avoid having independent contractors reclassified by the IRS as employees and any tax practitioner whose clients currently use independent contractors rather than employees

Prerequisite:

Knowledge of basic individual income tax principles

The IRS believes, perhaps with some justification, that many workers classified as independent contractors are actually employees and should be treated as such for tax purposes. The result is that worker classification audits are frequent and often costly for business clients, both in terms of time as well as money expended. This program prepares tax practitioners to assist their clients with worker classification audits, and to avoid them if possible, by discussing and explaining the circumstances under which workers will most likely be characterized as employees or as independent contractors. The program also deals with the first line of defense against the IRS in worker classification audits - Section 530, as well as the common law factors distinguishing an employee from an independent contractor. This program also explores the IRS Voluntary Classification Settlement Program and discusses whether a practitioner should advise a client to request admission into this program.

Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate

This course is being offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Webinar access information will be emailed directly to you by Surgent McCoy.

Objectives

  • Advise clients with respect to the risks associated with their treating workers as independent contractors rather than employees
  • Understand how to employ Section 530 for purposes of defending against an IRS allegation that one or more workers are employees and not independent contractors

Speakers

Advanced Preparation

None

Vendor

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBARegistry.org.

For more information regarding refund, complaint, program cancellation or other policies, visit our Registration Policies page or call (800) 733-8272.