The Wall Street Journal reports that the IRS and the Department of Labor (DOL) are increasing the pressure on employers to properly classify their workers through payroll audits. A goal has been set to investigate 6,000 employers. The authors write:
The U.S. Treasury estimates that forcing employers to properly classify their workers—while tightening so-called “safe harbor” rules that provide them with leeway in determining who is and isn’t an employee—would yield $8.71 billion in added tax revenue over the next decade.