Independent Contractor Compliance Blog - by Collabrus™

Is Your Company at Risk with Out-of-State Workers?

Over the years, I’ve found some employers are unaware of specific conformity laws intended to protect their company, but due to confusion around reporting, these laws caused more harm than help. So I thought I’d take a moment to share an example with you. You can thank me later.
 
Essentially, there are federal “conformity laws” […]

Engaging Displaced Workers Striking Out on Their Own

ABC NEWS reported on May 27, 2009, that, “Millions of Americans in the past year…have lost their jobs as a result of the financial crisis. While many collect their unemployment and send resumes, a growing number of these displaced workers are striking out on their own…”
These highly skilled, and experienced, professionals want to make an […]

Question of the Week: Are There Any Instances Where You Don’t Need to Issue a 1099 to an LLC?

Short answer: If the LLC is organized as a corporation, and is not an attorney, then a 1099 is not required.
LLC’s can be organized in different business structures
“LLC” means “Limited Liability Company.”  A LLC is not necessarily a “Corporation.” A mistake many people make is to assume that anyone with an LLC is incorporated. […]

Reminder: You May be Able to Take COBRA Credit, on Your IRS Form 941, For Your Former Employees

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted in February of this year, created or expanded a variety of business tax deductions and credits. Because some of these changes are only available for 2009, you may only have a few months to take action and save on taxes.  Even though I’ve covered this topic […]

Question of the Week: If our Consultant Truly Starts out as an Independent Contractor and Then Slowly Evolves to an Employee as Time Goes on—What Should we do?

Actually this happens quite often.
I can think of four options.

Continue employing the misclassified worker until you are caught up in a misclassification action such as an employment tax audit, workman’s comp claim, or civil lawsuit.
Terminate the relationship as soon […]

The Perfect Storm of IC Compliance is Approaching…

If you’ve been breathing air on this planet for the past six months, you should realize there is The Perfect Storm of Independent Contractor Compliance threatening American businesses. It’s on the horizon and swiftly approaching.
Governments at all levels are looking for more money
Politicians are looking for money because there is not enough in the […]

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