Recovery is the beginning. Not the destination. Every business that goes through a compliance recovery engagement faces a choice on the other side. Return to the same informal systems that allowed the gap to open in the first place... or build the infrastructure that makes a future gap unlikely. The Fixer Firm does not just get you back into compliance. We build the framework that keeps you there. What a Compliance-Stable Business Looks Like A compliance-stable business has a

You call them independent contractors. You pay them with a 1099. You do not withhold taxes. You do not pay the employer side of FICA. The IRS and most state labor agencies may disagree with how you have classified them. Worker misclassification is one of the most common and most expensive compliance errors a business can make. And it is frequently discovered not during a routine audit... but during an unemployment claim, a workers' compensation dispute, or a Department of Lab

A compliance audit is not the same as a tax audit. A tax audit examines your reported income and deductions. A compliance audit examines whether your business has met every legal and regulatory obligation it is subject to. Employment law. Payroll tax deposits. Business license renewals. State filings. Workers' compensation coverage. Sales tax registrations. The scope is broader. And in many industries, the consequences of a compliance audit finding are more immediately damagi