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Compliance Information for California Businesses
At‑a‑glance checklist (California EDD for S‑Corporations):
- Register with EDD and obtain your CA Employer Payroll Tax Account Number (typically within 15 days of paying subject wages).
- Run payroll for all employees—including shareholder‑officers who perform services—and withhold/remit SDI and PIT.
- Pay employer payroll taxes (UI and ETT) and track annual wage bases and rate notices.
- File quarterly returns: DE 9 (summary) and DE 9C (employee wage detail), even for “zero payroll” quarters if required for your account status.
- Make timely deposits using your assigned deposit schedule (SDI/PIT frequency varies; UI/ETT generally quarterly).
- Report new hires and rehires (generally within 20 days) and report certain independent contractors when a 1099 is required.
- Classify workers correctly (employee vs. independent contractor) to avoid assessments, penalties, and interest.
- Keep payroll records and respond promptly to EDD notices, audits, or account updates.
Inventory Costing Systems in Accounting Software (Descriptions)
Accounting software typically supports two related choices: (1) an inventory tracking system (how often inventory and cost of goods sold are updated) and (2) an inventory costing/valuation method (the cost flow assumption used to assign costs to units sold and units remaining).
1) Inventory tracking systems
- Perpetual inventory system: Inventory quantities and values are updated continuously as purchases, sales, returns, and adjustments occur, giving near real-time inventory valuation and cost of goods sold.
- Periodic inventory system: Inventory valuation is updated at set intervals (e.g., month/quarter/year) based on a physical count; cost of goods sold is calculated at period-end rather than per sale.
2) Inventory costing / valuation methods
- FIFO (First-In, First-Out): Assumes the oldest inventory costs are issued to cost of goods sold first; ending inventory reflects the most recent purchase/production costs.
- LIFO (Last-In, First-Out): Assumes the most recent inventory costs are issued to cost of goods sold first; ending inventory reflects older cost layers (commonly restricted or unavailable under IFRS).
- Weighted Average Cost (WAC): Uses an average unit cost (total cost of units available ÷ total units available) to value both cost of goods sold and ending inventory for the period.
- Moving Average (Perpetual average): Recalculates the average unit cost after each purchase/receipt event, so issues/sales use the latest moving-average cost (often paired with a perpetual inventory system).
- Specific Identification: Tracks the actual cost of each specific unit (by serial number, lot/batch, or unique ID) and assigns that exact cost to the unit sold—common for high-value or uniquely identifiable items.
- Standard Cost: Values inventory at predetermined “standard” costs; differences between actual costs and standards are posted to variance accounts (e.g., purchase price or production variances) for analysis.
- Retail Inventory Method: Estimates ending inventory cost from retail selling prices reduced by an average gross margin; often used by retailers with high SKU volume where unit-cost tracking is impractical.
Implementation note: Most systems require you to pick a method per item (or per inventory organization) and apply it consistently for comparable inventory; many also support landed cost allocation (freight/duties) and audit trails for cost adjustments.
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