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New Florida Reporting Requirements for Employees and Contractors

As of October 1, 2021, Florida businesses are required to inform the state of all new or rehired employees, and independent contractors paid more than $600.00. While previously small businesses were exempt from reporting their employees, the law was expanded under Florida Statute § 409.2576.

Now, small businesses need to report such hires and contractors to State Directory of New Hires within 20 days. The law’s intention is to enhance enforcement of child support payments; however, the law establishes that the State may share information with the following state programs:

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Quarterly Payroll Tax Return

Quarterly Form 941, and 940 for the annual report.

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W2 Wages For S Corporation Officers

See: Wage Compensation for S Corporation Officers<

When corporate officers perform services for the corporation, and receive or are entitled to receive payments, their compensation is generally considered wages.  Subchapter S corporations should treat payments for services to officers as wages and not as distributions of cash and property or loans to shareholders… 

"Distributions and other payments by an S corporation to a corporate officer must be treated as wages to the extent the amounts are reasonable compensation for services rendered to the corporation."

As your accounting and tax consultants, we advise our S Corporations to pay a Reasonable Salary to its officers who work for the company.

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