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29.05.2024 - 18:45 / variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer It began as a routine audit at Cast & Crew, one of several payroll companies that service the entertainment industry. But that audit — typically handled in secret — has now raised alarms across Hollywood. Last week, Cast & Crew put out a warning that the California Employment Development Department was attempting to “invalidate the use of loan-outs” — a common structure by which entertainment professionals get paid.
Without loan out companies, workers would be unable to deduct certain employment-related expenses — leading to higher income taxes. Their earnings would also be subject to payroll taxes, which fund the state unemployment and disability insurance programs. “We knew that even just raising this information would cause some panic,” said John Berkley, the CEO of Cast & Crew, in an interview late on Tuesday.
“We weren’t looking for that panic at all. But we just sort of knew that there’s so many people that rely on the loan out structure, and if there is a real or perceived threat to that structure, people are going to be nervous.” SAG-AFTRA told its members on Saturday that it is looking into the situation. “We are all prepared to explain the history, validity, and importance of loan out companies to entertainment industry workers, and highlight the devastating impact disregarding these entities would have on the industry,” the union said.
The EDD has yet to fully explain what it is doing. In a statement on Sunday, the EDD noted that it is forbidden from confirming or commenting on specific audits. On Tuesday, the agency said in a statement that it is “not taking action to ban these companies in California.” The agency went on to state that it collects payroll taxes, and its
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The California Employment Development Department has insisted that loan out corporations will not be prohibited in the state, after entertainment payroll agencies raised alarm over the weekend.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The state of California has warned entertainment industry payroll providers and others that it is implementing policy changes that could have significant tax and retirement planning implications for those in Hollywood’s creative community who use loan out corporations to manage their business affairs. The California Employment Development Department has reportedly alerted payroll service Cast & Crew, IATSE and others of the plan to tighten rules for the use of loan out corporations.
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