Recently, I was asked to help a client to determine if a large number of part-time and seasonal workers could properly be treated as independent contractors (IC’s). The client told me his HR people, procurement manager and project managers were always struggling with the issue and he knew they were making mistakes. He was smart [...]
Depending on a one size fits all automated questionnaire to determine the status of your consultants is dangerous for your company. You could be putting a lot of faith in a slick, easy tool that won’t hold up when the classification is challenged. Why? The level of detail needed to correctly make an IC classification [...]
Many third party venders, who provide IC compliance services, use a one size fits all, automated questionnaire. At lot of effort is put into making these online systems look pretty. They attract the innocent because they seem so easy and efficient, but they have their pros and cons: Pros: They are fast to take, typically [...]
The other day I was asking a client about a consultant and she told me she wasn’t sure how long he had been working there. I asked if she had a way to find out and she said, “Maybe, I think he’s been here awhile, on several different projects…I’ll have to check with Procurement and HR, [...]
Just as you are thinking of increasing the use of IC’s and contingent workers the government is gearing up its workforce of auditors and investigators to penalize you for misclassifications. Want proof? FACT: In February of this year the Government Accounting Office (GAO) in Washington, DC issued a report to Congress criticizing the IRS for [...]
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