Thursday, January 27, 2011
Zenith Insurance Offers Safety Seminar to FBA Members on February 16, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Food Trucks and Mobile Carts Workshop
- What are the permitting requirements?
- City’s code compliance requirements
- Legal issues
- Selling beverage alcohol
- Selling retail merchandise
- Restaurants’ rights and concerns
- San Diego County Department of Environmental Health
- Food & Beverage Association of San Diego County
- BID Council
Friday, January 14, 2011
FBASD Training Calendar
Monday, January 10, 2011
Business investment opportunity
Food & Beverage Association Members and Associates,
Helping to facilitate a request from a member to our membership we are sending you this offering! Call Bill direct with inquires.
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
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Member Bill McHugh is interested in selling his 33.3% shares in both of his establishments Jose’s and The Regal Bar. Both assets have a positive cash flow and at this price are at a 2 year multiple. If you have any questions please contact Bill directly, thank you.
Local Bar business for sale - $300000 (La Jolla and La Mesa)
Purchase one third ownership in two successful local bars - One in La Jolla overlooking the cove and the other in Downtown La Mesa.
The La Jolla location has been around for over 30 years and is one of the most well known bars in San Diego and the view from the patio of the La Jolla cove is one of La Jolla’s premier spots for Margarita’s and Mexican food.
The La Mesa location is a brand new construction sports bar with a rare 48 liquor license. Pool tables, darts, 10 flat screen TV’s, a huge outdoor patio with a fire place and a full bar with no food requirements. Everything is new in this location.
Both businesses are profitable and run well with in place management. All documentation will be provided for verification of sales and profit.
The seller has outside interests and the other members of the group like the current arrangement regarding ownership percentages.
Bill McHugh
Jose's La Jolla
The Regal
619-302-8178 cell
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Free ICE/DMV Workshop
!!! FREE Workshop !!!
ICE—Immigration and Your Workplace
DMV—What’s new with the CA Driver’s License—What you need to know
Thursday, January 13, 2011
9:00 AM– 11:00 AM
3110 Camino Del Rio South, #315 San Diego, CA 92108
We invite you to attend a special program created for
owners, managers, trainers and ID checkers.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
DMV—California Dept. of Motor Vehicle
Come learn...
- Proper hiring procedures that will help ensure legal compliance and protect your business from fines and penalties.
- 12 Best Hiring Practices as endorsed by IMAGE (the ICA Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers)
- How to self-audit your business records and be prepared to respond to illegal hiring practice claims and government investigations.
- How to become an IMAGE member and “IMAGE Certified” - what are the benefits?
DMV Investigator Desiree Braca will detail the new CA Driver’s License
Questions and Answer Session will follow presentation
Call and Register TODAY! SEATING IS LIMITED
Business Name: ________________________________________
Phone #: ______________________________________________
E-mail : _______________________________________________
Contact Person: _______________________________________
Number of Attending: _________________________________
Phone: (619) 228-2291
Fax #: (619) 228-2297
Email Address: fbasd@foodnbeverage.org
Monday, January 3, 2011
Promote Your Business in 2011 (Synergy)
Food & Beverage Association Members and Associates,
Synergy World is an F&BA Allied Member with marketing programs that can help your business grow!
All the best for a great New Year!!!
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
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Synergy World, Inc.
Promote Your Business With Synergy™
Gift Cards - Reward Cards - Text Message Marketing
Word-of-Mouth Loyalty Program - Employee Incentives & Rewards
Synergy World has discounted pricing for Food & Beverage Members. Please contact Phillip Heath to schedule an appointment to discuss promoting your business with Synergy in 2011.
Phillip Heath
National Sales Director
Synergy World, Inc.
Office: 858-569-8842
Direct: 619-715-0587
IRS Tip Reporting Audits
Food & Beverage Association Members and Associates,
Through the years the F&BA has hosted IRS workshops on Tip Reporting with great success---but with a changing economy, new businesses and ever changing personnel getting tip reporting right is a challenge.
We are aware the San Diego office of the IRS has 10 auditors whose job is to look at every Restaurant and Bar in the County for Tip Reporting errors. They started this year and will continue from A to Z.
Employee declaration of tips earned and the incorrect notion only 8% needs to be reported originating with the 8027Form, continue to be problem areas auditors hone in on with success.
More businesses are Tip Pooling or adding service charges for large parties or including a tip to all sales---all these practices are legal if done correctly---know the law to insure compliance.
See the tip reporting information below from the IRS to answer question you may have or use your membership to call the F&BA---619-228-2291
The F&BA mission is to help keep your business operating Safely, Legally and Profitably!
Have a Great One!
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
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IRS Reporting Tip Income - Restaurant Tax Tips
Tips your employees receive from customers are generally subject to withholding. Employees are required to claim all tip income received. This includes tips you paid over to the employee for charge customers and tips the employee received directly from customers.
Employee Requirements
Employees must report tip income on Form 4070, Employee's Report of Tips to Employer, (PDF) or on a similar statement. This report is due on the 10th day of the month after the month the tips are received. This statement must be signed by the employee and must show the following:
The employee's name, address, and SSN.
Your name and address.
The month or period the report covers.
The total tips received.
No report is required from an employee for months when tips are less than $20.
Both Forms 4070 and 4070-A, Employee's Daily Record of Tips, (PDF) are included in Publication 1244, Employee's Daily Record of Tips and Report to Employer. (PDF)
Employer Requirements
Employers must collect income tax, employee social security tax and employee Medicare tax on tips reported by employees. You can collect these taxes from an employee's wages or from other funds he or she makes available.
Allocation of Tips
As an employer, you must ensure that the total tip income reported to you during any pay period is, at a minimum, equal to 8% of your total receipts for that period.
In calculating 8% of total receipts, you do not include nonallocable receipts. Nonallocable receipts are defined as receipts for carry out sales and receipts with a service charge added of 10% or more.
When the total reported to you is less than 8%, you must allocate the difference between the actual tip income reported and 8% of gross receipts. There are three methods for allocating tip income:
Gross Receipt Method
Hours Worked Method
Good Faith Agreement
Employers can request a lower rate (but not lower than 2%) for tip allocation purposes by submitting an application to the IRS. Detailed instructions for computing allocation of tips, reporting allocated tips to employees, and for requesting a lower rate can be found in the Instructions for Form 8027. (PDF)
Note: The amount shown as allocated tip income is for information purposes only. You are not required to withhold Income or Social Security taxes on the allocated tip income. The amount of tip income allocated to each employee is shown in box 8 of their Form W-2.
Tip Reporting Requirements for Employers
Employers who operate large food or beverage establishments must file Form 8027, Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips (PDF) to report employee tip income. A large food or beverage establishment is defined as business where all of the following apply:
Food or beverage is provided for consumption on the premises
Tipping is a customary practice
More than 10 employees, who work more than 80 hours, were normally employed on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year.
A worksheet for determining whether a business meets the criteria listed above is included in the Instructions for Form 8027. (PDF)
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Request for catering contract
Food & Beverage Association Members,
We have received a request from the Silvergate Yacht Club to ask for any interested business that is able to provide ongoing-regular food service for their facility on Shelter Island.
If you are interested please respond to this email at fbasd@foodnbeverage.org we will forward to their representative
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
New F&BA Member Benefit
Food & Beverage Association Members and Associates,
Staples and the Food & Beverage Association have put together a new member service for cost-savings on Staples products!
Click on the link to register, then a member code will be sent to you so you can take advantage of special member pricing on all your office supply needs.
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
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We make make getting office supplies easy.
Food & Beverage Association of San Diego has teamed up with Staples Advantage to offer an unbelievable cost-saving program exclusively for its members. Your restaurant is now eligible to save on office products and more via the Staples Advantage program.
This program allows you to leverage the buying power of the association all of its member businesses. Staples can help you reduce expenses through our competitive prices on more than 130,000 products available through the proprietary StaplesLink.com® website.
You can count on Staples to provide you with:
Easy online ordering through StaplesLink.com®
FREE delivery on orders over $50
A dedicated Staples Advantage account manager and an award-winning customer service team
A retail program for last-minute purchases at any of Staples 1,500 plus U.S. retail stores
Getting registered is easy! Click Here to provide us the information needed to get you registered for Stapleslink.com. After providing us your information, you will receive an email containing your login and password information.
Alert-Businesses who employ their own security
Food & Beverage Association Members and Associates,
Senate Bill SB 741 requires those businesses that employ their own security to be licensed by BSIS to the state of California by January 1, 2011
Please see the Q & A listed below
Stephen A Zolezzi
Executive VP, CEO
Food & Beverage Association San Diego County
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA – STATE AND CONSUMER SERVICES AGENCY
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
BUREAU OF SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES Post Office Box 980550
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0550 FAX (916) 575-7289 www.dca.ca.gov/bsis
Senate Bill (SB) 741: Proprietary Private Security Employer (PSE) Registration Requirements
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Q: Who needs a PSE license?
A: Any person who has one or more employees who provide security services for the employer and only for the employer.
2. Q: How do I apply to register as a PSE?
A: Submit a PSE application to the Bureau along with a $75 application fee.
3. Q: When do I have to comply with this law?
A: A PSE must register with the Bureau as of January 1, 2011.
4. Q: What is the length of term for a PSE registration?
A: A PSE registration is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
5. Q: As a PSE how do I get authorized to provide Proprietary Private Security Officer (PSO) training?
A: The requestor would submit a letter to the Bureau’s Chief/Deputy Chief for review. A Bureau representative would then conduct a phone interview to verify the validity of the request and any further information requested by the Chief/Deputy Chief. Upon approval an authorization letter and training material would then be mailed to the approved requestor.
6. Q: Once authorized to provide PSO training am I required to provide the PSO with a certificate upon completion of the training?
A: Yes, a PSE who administers a course of training shall issue a certificate to a proprietary private security officer for the completion of training in security officer skills. Each proprietary private security officer is required to complete 16 hours of training and 2 hours of continuing education annually.
7. Q: How long does the authorization process take?
A: Average processing time is approximately 10 – 14 days. However, more time may be required if more information is needed by the Bureau prior to the approval for administering PSO training.
8. Q: What are the training requirements for a PSO?
A: Please click on the following link to view the Skills Training Course for a PSO.
http://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/train_syllabus.pdf
9. Q: Where can I obtain a PSE Application?
A: The application can be downloaded from the Bureau’s website, http://www.bsis.ca.gov/, or it can be mailed to you by calling (800)952-5210 or (916)322-4000