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Form DE9C is the quarterly wage and withholding report for California employers. The form is used to report wage and payroll tax withholding information for California employers. In a way, it is the California equivalent of the Form 941 except the detailed withholding for each employee is reported.

What triggers an EDD audit? ... Generally, the EDD will conduct an audit if they are suspicious that your business might incorrectly be labeling workers or paying taxes. Many times, an EDD audit is triggered when a worker who is listed as an independent contractor goes to claim unemployment benefits.

An IRS tax audit: The odds are very low. ... An IRS tax audit: You can make your odds of being audited even lower. ... Don't fail to file a return. ... Don't use a problematic tax preparer. ... Don't be messy or illegible, and don't make mistakes. ... Don't report a zero income. ... Don't look suspicious. ... Don't omit information.

The California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) and the Government Code authorize the Employment Development Department (EDD) to conduct payroll tax audits of businesses operating in California.

PURPOSE: This certificate, DE 4, is for California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding purposes only. The DE 4 is used to compute the amount of taxes to be withheld from your wages, by your employer, to accurately reflect your state tax withholding obligation.

DE9 is to pay taxes and DE 9C is to declare your employees wages and taxes paid.

California DE-6 Form, Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report, is a required report to be filed by California employers. Business owners will report individual employee's wages and personal income tax (PIT) withholdings.

If you have a Paid Family Leave claim or you are unable to access your information online, you can request a copy of your Form 1099G by calling the EDD's Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at 1-866-333-4606. The IVR system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A copy of your Form 1099G will be mailed to you.

As such, an EDD audit is less random and more a result of improperly classifying employees. The EDD typically does not randomly select businesses to audit because the process itself starts with a contractor filing for unemployment. That trigger is what initiates the audit process.