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California Tax Updates for 1/7

Update 1:

Employers in California should know the state Employment Development Dept. released CA’s 2022 interest rates on delinquent payroll taxes. For the period of Jan. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022, the interest rate will be 3% compounded daily (unchanged from 2021). This is the interest rate charged on all overdue taxes, including: Unemployment Insurance; Employment Training Tax; State Disability Insurance and Personal Income Tax withholding. This rate is subject to semiannual adjustment in January and June, based on short-term federal rates. CA’s Unemployment Insurance Code doesn’t allow the interest to be canceled or waived. Contact us with questions or visit this link: https://bit.ly/3dZFFXS

Update 2:

California’s statewide minimum wage rate will rise in 2022. The CA Dept. of Industrial Relations has announced that the statewide hourly minimum wage rate will rise to $15.00 for large employers (with at least 26 employees) and to $14.00 for smaller employers. In 2016, CA law required the state […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2022-01-07T20:29:29+00:00January 7th, 2022|CA tax|0 Comments

California Tax Updates for June 30th

Update 1:

Local minimum wages in several California areas will increase on July 1, 2021. The per hour rates include the following: Berkeley ($16.32); Emeryville ($16.97); Fremont ($15.00 for small employers, $15.25 for large employers); Long Beach ($15.69, and for concessionaire workers $15.32); Los Angeles City ($15.00, and $17.65 for hotel workers); Los Angeles County ($15.00 for small employers); Malibu ($15.00 for small and large employers); Milpitas ($15.65); San Francisco ($16.32); Santa Monica ($15.00 for small employers and $17.64 for hotel workers).

Update 2:

On July 11th, Californians receiving unemployment benefits will again be required to search for work. The CA Employment Development Department (EDD) is currently sending notices to claimants to inform them of the reinstatement of this requirement. The search for work has been a mandatory part of the unemployment insurance program since its inception but has been suspended during the pandemic. As of July 11th, most claimants will again need to be able to search for work to maintain eligibility. […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2021-07-02T17:25:28+00:00July 2nd, 2021|business, CA tax, california|0 Comments

California Tax Updates for 10/2

Post 1:

California expands its professional exemption. Effective Sept. 9, 2020, this exemption is expanded to include employees who provide instruction for a course or laboratory at colleges and universities in CA. To qualify, an individual must satisfy the duties test and salaries test. Employees must earn the monthly equivalent to no less than twice the state minimum wage in which the employee is employed for at least 40 hours per week, or a minimum salary in 2020 of $117 per classroom hour. In 2021, this hourly rate rises to $126 and in 2022 to $135. Beginning in 2023 the rate will be adjusted based on the state minimum wage. Contact your Linkenheimer CPA with questions.

Post 2:

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is hoping to increase the number of Californians who receive the CA earned income tax credit. The FTB is required to analyze and develop a plan to increase the number of claims of the CA earned income tax credit, […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2020-10-02T17:27:26+00:00October 2nd, 2020|ca, CA tax, california, credit, ftb, income tax, state income|0 Comments

The Minimum Wage is to Rise in Sonoma, California

The minimum wage is to rise in Sonoma, California. The city of Sonoma will gradually increase the hourly minimum wage for both small and large employers. Here’s the schedule of hourly rates for employers with up to 25 workers: $12.50 on Jan. 1, 2020; $14.00 on Jan. 1, 2021; $15.00 on Jan. 1, 2022; and $16.00 on Jan. 1, 2023. For larger employers, the schedule of hourly rates is as follows: $13.50 on Jan. 1, 2020; $15.00 on Jan. 1, 2021; $16.00 on Jan. 1, 2022; and $17.00 in 2023. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum wage rate for all employees will increase by 3.5%, or a percentage set by a separate Council of the City of Sonoma resolution (whichever is less). Contact your Linkenheimer CPA with your questions.

By Linkenheimer LLP|2020-09-03T20:03:48+00:00July 15th, 2019|business, employer|0 Comments

California Enacts $15 per hour Minimum Wage Rate

On April 4, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that will increase California’s minimum wage rate to $15 per hour by 2022. This Employment Law Summary provides an overview of this law how it will be phased-in over the next several years:

California Enacts 15 Minimum Wage Rate

By Linkenheimer LLP|2020-09-03T20:05:13+00:00April 6th, 2016|california|0 Comments