Fiske & Company’s very own Howard Hammer was recently featured in Miami Herald’s Business Monday. Howard wrote a My View about businesses misclassifying workers as independent contractors and a new amnesty program that the IRS has implemented in order to correct errors in classifications.

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February 28 – The government’s copy of Form 1099 series returns should be sent in by this day, along with the appropriate transmittal form. These forms can be extended to April 2 if filed electronically.

February 29 – The government’s copy of Form W-2 series returns, with the appropriate transmittal form, should be sent in by today. The Form W-3 along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2 you issued for 2011 needs to filed as well. Again, the deadline is extended to April 2 if filed electronically.

March 15 – Income tax returns for 2011 must be filed or extended for calendar-year corporations. If the return is not extended, this is also the last day for calendar-year corporations to make 2011 contributions to pension and profit-sharing plans.