Independent Contractor Compliance Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 before [...]

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 as possible. Legitimately change the relationship back to an Independent Contractor now. Begin [...]

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 [...]