Category: New Jersey
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Why the changes to NJ S4202 ( employee vs contractor) are no big deal
Keep it simple: if you primarily provide your labor to someone for pay then you are an employee. If you run a licensed business, with typical business features like a business plan, advertising, business insurance, and pay business taxes then you likely work as an independent contractor. I’m aware that some people are making a…
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Address review – October 2019
For all of my adult life I’ve had more than one address. Occasionally government entities and agencies have launched investigations or made complaints about my address. I suspect this is politically motivated but I have no proof. Those government actions have accelerated lately and I anticipate more aggressive prosecutions in the future. The tension is…
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Feds turning against small farmers?
Comments by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary this week disturbed many of us who support smaller farms and fisheries. USDA Secretary Purdue seemed to signal that the federal government does not recognize the inherent value of a wide independent network of food producers. I fear that small innovative farm operations, greenhouses, and…
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Accountant with false prosecutions
Twice I’ve been convicted of crimes in the state of New Jersey based on the false testimony of police officers. The first time, 2014, I overcame the false testimony in appeals court. The second time, 2018, the court sided with the officer and I was branded with a criminal conviction. This triggers me to take…
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Who audits the State of New Jersey?
This blog post sprung from a discussion among members of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants at a meeting this week that carried over into online discussion. I present the topic with a focus on our local area of Cumberland County. New Jersey has 1,900 separate governmental units that are required to have…
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New Jersey small business survey
The voice and thoughts of small business owners should be heard, and we are asking you to participate in a research group of 1,000 small business owners throughout New Jersey to respond to key public policy issues. The research will be conducted by the Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship and FDU Poll,…
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How to set up clergy payroll
The treatment may vary slightly under different states but this is how we set up clergy payroll in New Jersey: 1) Ordained clergy typically get a W-2 with Box 1 and 16 (federal and state) wages only. 2) Federal, State income taxes may be withheld. 3) FICA should be handled as if they are self…
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Happy SBDC Day! March 20, 2019
Today is Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Day with over 1,000 events being held across the nation. I’m planning to attend an event at the Richard Stockton College office in Atlantic City later this morning. That NJSBDC office, led by dynamic director Carol Waties, has been helpful over the years in the development of Baysave’s…
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Enough with the immigration lies
Introduction: My background with immigration is working with construction, agricultural and fisheries businesses in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania that use immigrants for the majority of their work force. I know dozens of these workers who came here legally on work visas and are still waiting for their extension paperwork. Ironically, some of them…