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Remote Work: Dream for Some Workers, Tax Nightmare for Payors?

A discussion of hidden (and not so hidden) exposures that employers and other payors of compensation face when allowing workers to perform services in locations of their choice, including other states and countries. Will include unique considerations for federal, state, social security, and foreign payroll and compensation purposes.
After completing this training, participants should be able to:
  • Consider protocol for identifying remote workers’ ‘tax homes’ for classification of travel-related payments as compensatory
  • Identify unique differences between U.S. persons and nonresident aliens
Explain state and foreign payroll exposures for remote workers, as well as special exceptions

Credits

1.00 CPE
Basic

Method

group-internet-based

Field

Personnel/Human Resources, Non-technical

Prerequisites

None

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