Apricus Business Consulting’s employment tax subject matter experts can help a company navigate this complex tax area to reduce its risks and exposures. Our employment tax consulting services include but are not limited to the following:

• Mergers and Acquisitions (includes acquisitions, mergers, restructuring and entity conversions)
• • Employment tax (FICA, FUTA & SUTA) refund review (generally currently calendar year and prior three calendar years)
  • State unemployment experience history transfer analysis
  • State and local employment tax registration assistance
  • State and local employment tax account closure assistance
  • Compliance & reporting with federal, state and local jurisdictions
  • Coordination of filings & deposits
  • Due diligence
• Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERTC”)
• State and local income tax withholding
  • State and local income tax withholding registration assistance
  • State and local income tax withholding account closure assistance
  • Notice resolution
• State and Local nonresident income tax withholding
  • Remote and hybrid worker assistance
  • State and local nonresident income tax withholding exposure calculations
  • Tax equalization and gross-up calculation analysis

• Review earning and deduction codes to identify potential compliance gaps

• Worker Classification analysis

• Analysis federal, state and local tax treatment of fringe benefits provided to employees

• State unemployment compensation assistance
  • State unemployment registration assistance
  • State unemployment account closure assistance
  • State unemployment audit assistance
  • Notice resolution
  • Unemployment hearing representation and consultation
  • Voluntary contribution analysis
  • Not-for-profit reimbursement analysis
• Penalty and interest abatement/reduction
• Implementation of common pay agent structure
• Implementation of common paymaster structure
• General employment tax questions and assistance including but not limited to:
  • Repayment of compensation in subsequent tax year
  • Spousal Travel
  • Personal use of company vehicles
  • Taxation of moving expenses
  • Federal Form W-2c assistance