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How to Manage Independent Contractors
How to Manage Independent Contractorsreply to ICI would suggest talking with your supervisor about it. They may not even be aware of the issue. If you are concerned, you can talk with the HR department, if you have one, and confidentially bring it up to them.RE: How to Manage Independent...
Tags: agency, Independent Contractors
Discussion threads 2008-01-08
Contractors to the Rescue
Yes, it's a leap of faith. But when head count is impossible to get, you sometimes have to let your fate fall into the hands of a part-time team. Here's how to make sure they don't drop the net.In an economy full of problems, let's assume you have a high-class...
Tags: Team, Contractor, Team Management, Management, BNET Feature Package, Part-Time Workers, Independent Contractors, Recession Jobs, Marie C. Baca
Articles 2009-08-17

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IRS foregoes new tax rules for independent contractors. (Internal Revenue Service, independent insurance contractors)
The Internal Revenue Service has made a decision to not implement new tax rules for independent insurance contractors. The new rules would have established whether independent contractors, who conduct their securities activities through broker/dealers, arThe Internal Revenue Service has made a decision to not implement new tax rules for independent...
Tags: independent contractor, insurance, Internal Revenue Service, tax
Research articles 1994-10-17
How to Manage Independent Contractors
Federal Express is just the latest company to face big IRS fines for mishandling contractors. Here's how to manage ICs the right way. Decide Whether You Need One Goal: Learn what contractors can do for you — and...
Tags: Employee, Contractor, Internal Revenue Service, Worker, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Lynn Haber, Driver, independent contractor, hiring, IRS, taxes, worker classification, Federal Express, Crash Course
Articles 2008-01-07
How "independent" are contractors? - independent contractors vs. employees
How "Independent" Are Contractors? It's much more expensive to hire employees than it is to use independent contractors for the same work. Beyond the obvious salary expenses, the employer's share of Social Security tax amounts to 7.51 percent of the first $45,000 of wages paid to each employee...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 1988-08-01
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS/FREELANCERS
LABOR LAW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS/FREELANCERS Sections within this essay: Background Who Are Independent Contractors and Free-lancers? Types of Workers How to Classify Workers Avoiding Mistakes Establishing Criteria IRS Guidelines Where to Get Help Additional Resources Background The terms independent contractor and free-lancer are often used interchangeably. While every...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, worker
Research articles 2005-10-25
Independent contractor status.(classification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees)(Statistical Data Included)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are at least 8.5 million workers in the U.S. who are classified as independent contractors - and the number is growing. Many companies prefer to have workers who function as independent contractors rather than employees, because employee status...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, worker
Research articles 1999-09-01
Tax law changes bode well for independent contractors.(Finance)
Byline: BARBARA PAYNE Independent contractors and those who employ their services might be in for a few surprises on their tax returns this year. A newly powerful bonus depreciation clause offers potentially big benefits to independent contracto Byline: BARBARA PAYNE ...
Tags: finance, health care, independent contractor, Internal Revenue Service, Kellogg, tax, writeoff
Research articles 2004-01-19
IRS meets opposition in efforts to reclassify independent contractors. (National Association of the Remodeling Industry submits testimony against Internal Revenue Service policy)
IRS meets opposition in efforts to reclassify independent contractors IRS meets opposition in efforts to reclassify independent contractors
Tags: independent contractor, Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 1992-01-20
IRS eyes independent contractors.
IRS Eyes Independent Contractors IRS Eyes Independent Contractors
Tags: Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 1991-01-07
[1817] SA pay-roll tax: research interviewers are independent contractors.
Oct 29, 2003 (Weekly Tax Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Taxation Office regards interviewers as independent contractors, not employees. The South Australian Supreme Court has made a ruling that interviewers were independent contractors, for the purposes of pay-roll tax. The case involved...
Tags: Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2003-10-29
Use a lot of independent contractors?
Use a lot of independent contractors? IRS is on the warpath with new weapons for tracking down companies that violate rules used to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors for tax purposes. The result: More employment tax audits...
Tags: audit, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, worker
Research articles 2008-03-20
Avoid tax penalties for independent contractors
Property management offices that hire independent contractors face new dangers from a tax-hungry government. The Internal Revenue Service has been reclassifying self-employed workers as employees at a faster pace recently.The result? If you are an employer whose workers are reclassified, you face the risk of huge back taxes and fines....
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, tax, worker
Research articles 1995-11-01
On independent contractors - results of readers' poll on independent contractors - Brief Article
Background: High on the wish list of recommendations by the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business was reform of laws and regulations on independent contractors. Stories in the December 1995 and March 1996 issues of Nation's Business described the problems of classifying workers for tax purposes and offered ideas...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 1996-05-01
Outsource it - Tips for using independent contractors - Brief Article
Tips and traps of using independent contractors For many businesses, outsourcing has become the wave of the future, permitting businesses to cut operating costs by eliminating employees and benefits. But before an independent contractor is summoned, a sensible businessperson should consider the risks involved: ASSESSING RISKS ...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, outsource, Taxes
Research articles 2000-10-01
Question the status of independent contractors - includes related article - Legal Trends
By doing so, you can help your organization avoid misclassifying workers and therefore avoid substantial liability.Since the late 1980s, the IRS has increased its investigation and pursuit of employer misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Motivating the IRS crackdown is a 1989 report concluding that the federal government lost more...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, worker
Research articles 1994-08-01
Deceptively Simple Web & Independent Contractors
The wealth of information on the Web just laying just about anything at our feet - er fingertips - is deceptively simple. Take, for instance, hiring independent contractors to outsource a process in your business or help with special projects in your department. Opened up by the Web, we now...
Tags: Hiring, Web, Contractor, American Express Co., Recruitment & Selection, Channel Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing
White papers 2009-04-08
Worried that you might be in violation of any of the federal guidelines govering the use of independent contractors?
You're not alone, agents are but a small part of the vast working public that make up the picture of independent contractors. The IRS has made some dramatic changes in the way it deals with companies it suspects may be in violation of any of the independent contractor guidelines. It's...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 1998-12-01
By law: independent contractors vs. employees.
Many home improvement and remodeling companies classify their installers as "independent contractors" for federal and state tax purposes, saving up to 15% in payroll taxes and administrative costs. However, if the IRS or a state tax agency finds that you misclassified a worker, you may be...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, worker
Research articles 2004-02-01
Free-Lance Employment/Independent Contractors
FREE-LANCE EMPLOYMENT/ INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORSFree-lance employees, also known as independent contractors, are individuals who work on their own, without a long-term contractual commitment to any one employer. A free-lance employee usually performs services or completes work assignments under short-term contracts with several employers, or clients, who have the right to control...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2002-01-01
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