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Council backs business-tax information and approves exemption rules for writers; sends revenue-use motion to committee
Summary
The council approved an ordinance clarifying when creative professionals are treated as employees for business tax purposes, endorsed state bill AB 83’s negotiated changes, and sent a motion on AB 1992 revenue use to committee for further study.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a package of actions aimed at improving business tax administration and clarifying tax treatment for creative professionals.
On item 33 the council approved amended language to the city’s business-tax code that aligns local practice with state and federal common-law tests for distinguishing employees from independent contractors. The clerk reported 13 ayes and the council adopted the item. Writers’ representatives, including Cheryl Roden and Doreen Braverman of the Writers Guild of America, urged approval and said the negotiated language would…
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