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IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING NJ-DOL AUDITS OF COURT REPORTERS As you may or may not know, CCRA-NJ is holding a special two-hour seminar on May 5, 2018, in Edison, NJ, strictly on the subject of the NJ Department of Labor and its audit procedures of the court reporting industry. An important decision was just handed down in the NJ Office of Administrative Law regarding one agency’s appeal of the NJ-DOL’s decision to categorize them as “employers” and the reporters as “employees.” It is of utmost importance that you attend the May 5, 2018, seminar so that you are informed of the current state of this issue and can form an educated game plan should you be audited. Our guest speakers are experienced and well-versed in this issue, and it will be your chance to listen and ask questions of experts in the field. TO REGISTER CLICK THE LINK BELOW:
URGENT NOTIFICATION Dealing with NJ-Department of Labor Audits: What you need to know and how to prepare TO REGISTER CLICK THE LINK BELOW: The NJ Department of Labor is conducting full-scale industry wide audits of court reporters and agencies, in an effort to reclassify the entire industry into “Employer/Employee” status. Their goal is to increase tax dollars to the State, as independent contractors pay less tax than employees through legal deductions they currently are allowed; and independent contractor agencies are not bound to withhold taxes, pay Social Security, Unemployment, Family Leave insurance and other withholdings that employer/employee firms are required. If they succeed, it will fundamentally change the way we do business. Deductions such as hardware and software equipment will be eliminated. Writer and software support contracts. Travel and parking and tolls. Business leases, office supplies, Continuing Education seminars and travel/lodging for same, promotional items for clients. Virtually any legal deduction you take now as a legitimate expense will be gone. As for an agency, they would be required to pay you a salary, withhold taxes, Social Security, and would be forced to pay these taxes going back seven years. The NJ-DOL will then add penalties AND interest for not paying them, even though we are listed as “exempt” from Employer/Employee status according to the NJ-DOL’s own regulations (Chapter 1 Employer Taxes and Wage Reporting -- Section 3 Liability for Contributions (Y).) The back taxes and penalties can run into the six-figure area and potentially put an agency out of business. To meet this crisis, CCRA-NJ requests your presence on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Seasons 52, 217 Lafayette Avenue, Edison, NJ, for a seminar dealing with this subject. SPEAKER: Andrew S. Berns, Esq., of EINHORN HARRIS. SPEAKER: James V. Tate, CPA LOCATION: Seasons 52 Restaurant, 217 Lafayette Avenue, Edison, NJ DATE: May 5, 2018 (Saturday) TIME: Breakfast will include: Bagels with Cream Cheese & Butter, Seasonal Fruit, Assorted Pastries, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Sausage and Breakfast Potatoes FEE: $35 for CCRA-NJ Members ---- $150 for Non-Members TO REGISTER CLICK THE LINK BELOW:
FREE 6-week introductory program*
RENEW YOUR CCRA-NJ MEMBERSHIP FOR 2018 TODAY!!!!
To renew online today and pay by credit card click the link below: 2018 Membership Form
or if paying by check please complete the form available at the link below and mail both the form and the check to the address on the form. Membership Renewal Form (payment by mail/fax)
For membership questions please contact Tim Bower Interested in joining CCRA-NJ - please click here Tim Bower, CAE Executive Director Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey PO Box 460 Collingswood, NJ 08108 Phone: 856-875-0818 Fax: 856-210-1619 CCRA-NJ is excited to announce that we are instituting a new membership recruitment program!!
This new recruitment program is called the “Member-Get-A-Member” program. CCRA-NJ appreciates all the support you have provided to the organization over the years and also realizes that you are uniquely qualified to help CCRA-NJ grow so we can continue to expand the services we offer our members. To put it simply more CCRA-NJ members means greater resources and that will help CCRA-NJ remain a resource for you.The program is very simple and will also provide you a way to save money on CCRA-NJ membership and educational programs. For every new Reporter member that you recruit you will receive $25 CCRA-NJ “Bucks” that you can use to trade in to help reduce your membership or education costs for any CCRA-NJ programs. There is not a limit to the amount of “bucks” that you can accumulate so there is a possibility that you could fund your membership and March and/or October conference registrations through this program. CCRA-NJ “Bucks” are not transferable.
Full Information is available here: ccranjmembergetamember2015flyer-final.pdf The membership application is available here: Membership Application (payment by mail or fax) NOT A MEMBER - WHY NOT JOIN CCRA-NJ TODAY!! If you are not a current member of CCRA-NJ this is a great time to join. By joining before the Annual Convention that takes place on March 11 and 12, 2016 you can attend the convention at the member rate. By joining CCRA-NJ you are also supporting the ONLY association that is here to help protect the interest of the Court Reporter in the State of New Jersey.To join online please click: Membership ApplicationTo mail or fax your application in please click:Membership Application (payment by mail or fax) |
