California Payroll Guide 2007

California laws, regulations, and policies present many unusual challenges for payroll professionals, In part because California often puts groundbreaking laws and regulations on the books well ahead of the rest of the nation. Here are just some of the distinct topics that are completely covered in Aspen Publishers' California Payroll Guide : Paid family leave EZPAY your payroll tax deposit via credit cards Restrictions on divulging Social Security Numbers Recordkeeping requirements What to report on a pay statement Penalties Industrial welfare commission wage orders Independent contractor v. employee Waiting time penalty Payments subject to withholding Combined reporting How to handle multi-state employees SDI tax reporting Child and medical support Includes Numerous Forms! in addition, this unique resource provides the many forms to help you comply with all payroll requirements: Payday notice Annual report of unclaimed personal property Quarterly adjustment form Application for transfer of reserve account Quarterly wage and withholding reports and many more! Highlights of the 2009 Edition include: Unlike other states, California has one department that administers its income tax withholding and unemployment taxes as well as State disability taxes and the ETT - the Employment Development Department (EDD). How to prepare combined filings, The differences in reportable income and how to make filing corrections are all covered. California has its own understanding of who is a contractor and who is an employee. Learn how the rules differ and why for wage and hour, unemployment insurance, worker's compensation and income taxes. California is a Wage Order state. Wage and hour rules are outlined by industry in the wage orders. Understand The purpose of each Wage Orders so you can comply with the order for which your employees are covered. Changes to local minimum wage rules. Step by step guidelines to ensure compliance with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) on alternative work weeks. Employers operating in California must keep accurate time records showing when the employee begins and ends each work period, including in and out time records for meal breaks And The laws are even specific as to where the records are to be kept. 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. California is a credit offset state. Learn what that means if you have temporary non-resident employees in California. Updates to stay in compliance with San Francisco's mandatory sick leave, commuter benefits, and employer health expenditures for employees, As well as payroll expense tax.Langer, Jerri L. S. is the author of 'California Payroll Guide 2007 ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780735567467 and ISBN 0735567468.