For budgeting purposes, you should assume a 0.6% FUTA rate on the first $7,000 in wages for all states unless you will be working in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), in which case, you should assume a 3.3% rate.
A gross receipts tax is similar to a sales tax, but it is levied on the seller of goods or consumer services. Currently, 12 states require us to collect these taxes on our payroll handling fees.
A number of states have announced minimum wage increases for 2020. More changes could be announced, so employers should continue to monitor the rates for further changes.
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In an environment where production tax incentives are ever-changing and are an increasingly important factor in determining where film and television productions are shot, identifying the best, most financially advantageous locations for projects is...
There’s a lot of talk in the production industry about how to find the best pricing model for your projects. The common options are either to have an Employer of Record (EOR) payroll service company, or choose to be the Employer of Record yourself...
While there are currently no federal legal requirements for paid sick leave benefits, which allow employees to take time off to take care of health issues and differ from both PTO and vacation time, several states and cities allow employees to earn...
Keeping an eye on your tax credit’s value is critical to the overall financial health of a project. The last surprise you want at the end of a project is that your credit is less than expected.
In film and television production, content producers often use tax incentives as a source of financing. The effective cost of a project is net of the tax credit available. In the straightforward case of a film or TV show funded by one equity source,...