Tax Status of an Employee vs. Independent Contractor
For IRS purposes, there are definite differences between an employee and an independent contractor; you should understand how they are classified.
Healthcare
The health care industry is transforming like never before. Lumsden McCormick has worked closely with many hospitals, physicians’ groups, and long-term care facilities, as well as numerous nonprofit health and human service agencies, throughout New York State. From community-based home health care agencies and clinics to regional health care systems, we offer valuable insight and exceptional expertise to the rapidly changing health care industry.
Managing Risk, Improving Cash Flow
Our health care auditors and consultants will assist you to manage risk, find state reimbursement opportunities, and improve cash flow. Through our leadership in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), our affiliation with the BDO Alliance USA, and a working knowledge of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Office of Mental Health (OMH), and the State Education Department (SED), we understand these increasingly regulatory environments and proactively offer practical solutions to even your most complex issues.
Our health care services include:
- Audits, reviews, and compilations of financial statements
- Accounting systems, policies, and procedures
- Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs)
- Institutional Cost Report
- Medicare Cost Reports
- Long-Term Home Health Care Program - LTHHCP
- Ambulatory Health Care Facility - AHCF
- Residential Health Care Facility - RHCF-2 and RHCF-4
- Employee benefit plan audits
- Forecasts and projections
- Operations and internal control audits
- Single Audits and Yellow Book audits
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program audits
- Forms 990 and CHAR500
- Corporate taxation
- Federal and state tax audits
- Form 1099 series filings
- Sales tax reporting and compliance
- State and local tax issues
- Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT)
- Bonding and other financing
- Debt capacity
- Due diligence - mergers and acquisitions
- Fraud prevention, audits, and investigations
- HIPAA compliance
- Reimbursement
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Insurance companies
- Appeals
- Affiliations
- Salary surveys and benchmarking
Firm Resources
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- BDO Alliance USA
- Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
- LeadingAge NY
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
For more information about our accounting and consulting services for the health care industry, contact Michael Grimaldi, Jill Johnson, or complete the form below.
