Join noted payroll consultant Jerri LS Langer, with Cokala Tax Reporting Solutions, as she overviews the uniqueness about making payrolls in California.  Points covered include:

• Unlike other states, California has one department the Employment Development Department (EDD) that administers its income tax withholding, unemployment taxes, disability taxes and the ETT.
• The EDD has released new quarterly filing requirements and new forms DE 9 and DE 9C to replace the DE 6 and DE 7. We will cover the changes in the new forms and efile requirements.
• Details regarding California’s position on conformity with federal rules and taxation on benefits.
• California has its own understanding of who is a contractor and who is an employee. Learn how the rules differ and why.
• California is a Wage Order state. Wage and hour rules are outlined by industry in the wage orders. We will learn the purpose of Wage Orders so you can comply with the order for which your employees are covered.
• California also has different rules for paid family leave, alternative work weeks, meal and rest breaks, time records to be kept and where to store the records, furlough standards, and overtime exemptions that will be surveyed.
• California law requires employers to notify employees that they may be eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and has special rules regarding an employee’s W-4.  Learn what California now expects since the federal advanced EITC has been repealed.
• For multistate employers, California is a credit offset state. Learn what that means if you have temporary non-resident employees in California.
• Special rules for when a business closes will be highlighted.
• Paycards and Debit Cards are OK in California, but with some compliance points that must be met. Payroll checks need to be cashable in California and no bank fees are allowed. There are workarounds which will be explained.
• California recognizes Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Marriages performed on or after June 16, 2008, but Before November 5, 2008. What does this mean for payroll processing? 
• Update on San Francisco’s mandated commuter benefits, paid sick leave, and health care.
• And much more!

Jerri LS Langer, J.D., L.L.M., COKALA Tax Information Reporting solutions

Jerri LS Langer, J.D., L.L.M., is a founding member of COKALA Tax Information Reporting solutions, and a nationally recognized information reporting and withholding consultant who provides a wide range of tax advisory services to many Fortune 500 companies around the world. She received her J.D. and L.L.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law (1982) and is a member of the Florida and Michigan bars. She is a past member of the IRS Commissioner’s Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) and served IRPAC as its Subcommittee Chair on Legislation and Regulatory Matters. Jerri was the founding Government Relations Chair for the National Association of Tax Reporting and Payroll Management (NATRPM) and currently serves on the NATRPM Board. In her previous role as Director in Balance Consulting, an organization specializing in tax reporting and withholding compliance, Jerri coordinated the firm’s professional advisory services, as well as the administration of tax advisory services to financial industries. Prior to joining Balance Consulting, she served ProBusiness Services Inc., a Fortune 500 payroll service company, as its chief tax compliance officer where she orchestrated a new merger & acquisition service, as well as managed tax controversy and government relations areas. Jerri learned much of her trade as a Director in Deloitte & Touche, where she gained a national reputation assisting clients in complying with domestic and international tax matters, as well as other tax reporting and withholding requirements. Earlier, as a tax advisor on Wall Street, she gained significant operational experience in domestic and international brokerage, banking and insurance operations and product development, as well as in retirement plan and employee benefits processing. Jerri is the author of Aspen Publishers’ Ohio Payroll Guide and contributes to Aspen Publisher’s Payroll Answer Book, both widely circulated publications. She also authored the first BNA Tax Portfolio on U.S. Information Reporting and Backup Withholding, and is frequently quoted in many trade journals.