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The Massachusetts Department of Revenue is the state agency responsible for overseeing tax collection and administration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They work to ensure compliance with state tax laws and regulations, providing resources and assistance to individuals and businesses to meet their tax obligations.
For many smaller or growing businesses, managing HR functions can be a significant challenge. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) offer a solution by handling payroll, benefits, compliance, and other HR responsibilities through a co-employment arrangement. While PEOs provide valuable services that help businesses focus on growth, it’s important to understand both their advantages and limitations.
Today, we’re exploring the benefits PEOs offer, who they work best for, and when companies might consider alternatives as their needs change.
Contractor work arrangements are popular. According to the US Government Accountability Office, about one-third of all businesses and almost 90% of Fortune 500 companies use independent contractors in some capacity. Hiring contractors can be a particularly attractive option for early-stage businesses because it allows them to leverage specialized skill sets while building their internal teams.
But contractors are very different from employees, and the two mustn’t be conflated—or hefty penalties can apply. While contractors are self-employed individuals or even incorporated business entities, employees are typically economically dependent on their employers and so are entitled to certain rights and protections under the law. For this reason, misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor is a compliance violation: It denies a worker rights to which they are otherwise entitled.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, transformed the American healthcare scene. It introduced key provisions like the individual mandate (requiring most Americans to have health insurance) and the employer mandate.
The employer mandate applies to businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees, also known as Applicable Large Employers (ALEs). It requires ALEs to offer minimum essential coverage to their full-time workforce or face potential penalties from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Alex Kehayias |Jul 9, 2024
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