INCLUSIONS:
- Payroll wages and salaries, including retroactive pay.
- Commissions.
- Bonuses.
- Stock bonus plans — Shares of stock in lieu of cash. (Not stock options)
- Extra pay for Overtime — less the premium portion.
- Pay for holidays, vacation and periods of sickness. — includes accumulated pay upon retirement
- Pay for jury duty.
- Pay for funerals, weddings and birthdays.
- Piecework- paid a certain amount for each piece produced.
- Incentive plans-hourly rate increased as a preset quota is met.
- Profit sharing plan-any profit over a certain level will be distributed among employees.
- Allowances or payments to employees for Hand or Power tools furnished by employees & used in the business.
- Rental value -of house or apartment –value of accommodations (determined by similar actual rentals in area.)
- Lodging — other than house or apartment –the value as shown in the insured’s records– if not shown in records do not include.
- Meals — value of meals as shown in insured’s records — shown in their payroll. Do not include reimbursements.
- Store certificates, catalog accounts or merchandise credits.
- Salary reduction plans, Saving Plans, Retirement or Cafeteria plans — 401k/section 125/Aflac
- Annuity plans- 403b -the money deducted for the purchase of an annuity contract.
- Cash in lieu of insurance.
- Auto allowance – a set amount paid to employee with out tracking of mileage/expenses.
- Expense reimbursements — if the employer’s records do not substantiate the payments.
- Session fees — for entertainers shooting commercials.
EXCLUSIONS:
- Tips – gratuities.
- Payments to Group Insurance or pension plans — Group term life
- Special rewards for invention or discoveries.
- Severance pay or dismissal pay.
- Payments for Active Military Duty.
- Employee Discounts on Goods Purchased from the employer.**
- Expense reimbursements –when incurred while conducting the employers business.
- Supper money — employees who work late get reimbursement for supper.
- Work Uniform allowance.
- Third party sick pay.
- Company perks —
- employer provided vehicle.
- flight on an employer provided airplane.
- employer provide incentive vacation. — contest winner.
- employer provided discount on property or services.
- employer provided membership in a country club/social club.
- employer provided ticket to an entertainment event.
- Employer contributions to employee benefit plans. Employer matching contributions.
- Premium pay for overtime.
- Short and Long term disability, paid by a 3rd party payer.
- Early retirement buyouts.
- The tax adjustment that is added to S-corp officers W-2 at year end for value of their health insurance.
**note Flat allowances and expense reimbursements (except for hand tools) may be excluded if all three of the following conditions are met:
1 The noted expense must have happened while completing business for the employer.
2 The insured must maintain separate records for each employee’s expense payment/allowance.
3 Each expense reimbursement/allowance amount must approximate the amount incurred by the noted employee while completing his/her work for the insured.