Ronii Rizzo is a Managing Director with BDO and the Global Payroll and Employment Tax Services National Leader. Ronii assists her clients with expatriate tax and payroll matters. In this week’s episode, she discusses how international, federal and state governments are aware of the current workforce trends and how they are prepared to audit and enforce tax law. Ronii offers insight into how to keep you, your employees, and your company compliant with the latest regulations.

Key Takeaways:

[2:35] A little bit about Ronii and her background in accounting.

[6:20] The way people are working has shifted, which means new obligations are being created for employers.

[7:10] If an employee moves to a new location, it’s on the employer to be aware and file the correct reporting requirements.

[7:30] States are increasingly more attentive to when companies are not in compliance.

[8:20] New York is seemingly the most stringent.

[9:55] You must look at each state/location to determine what the threshold is.

[11:50] You must have a system in place for tracking the working location of employees.

[12:10] Companies should evaluate their workforce policy. Pre-pandemic policy may no longer be relevant.

[13:34] Requirements are intensified at the global level.

[15:35] Companies must be aware of a ‘tax nexus’. Ronii explains what this means.

[19:10] The way we work is changing and it’s here to stay.

Resources:

What's Next for Employee Mobility?

Working from anywhere: Issues for the Employer - Employment Tax

BDO's ERISA Center of Excellence

Email: [email protected]

Ronii on LinkedIn

Quotes:

“58% of employees desire the option to be full-time remote employees while 39% are looking for a hybrid-work option.”

“It’s the employer’s obligation to know the employee has relocated and do the proper payroll reporting and withholding.”