The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled [Cortés-Rivera v. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab. of Commonw. of P.R. (First Circuit No. 09-1858 Nov. 16, 2010)] that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not apply to IC’s and that a medical doctor was an IC. But wait! Read on: The court hinted that it could [...]
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2011 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2011, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 51 cents per mile for business [...]
Missouri ranks next to last among all states and the District of Columbia when it comes to finding workers misclassified as independent contractors. The ranking is included in a report from the Missouri State Auditor’s office that calls for the state to do more. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations found an average [...]
There’s more to protecting your company from contingent worker misclassification challenges than just the initial independent contractor (IC) qualification process. Often businesses and contingent workers put considerable effort into qualifying a consultant for IC status and then after the project begins the IC’s status is forgotten. Things change and things happen that may affect the [...]
Washington DC-The IRS sponsors a series of advisory groups comprised of tax and legal professionals from around the country to recommend improvements in the way the IRS does business. The IRS sometimes asks the groups to help solve a problem. One such advisory group is known as “The IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Subgroup.” This advisory group [...]
WASHINGTON-The Internal Revenue Service recently released final guidance for small employers eligible to claim the new small business health care tax credit for the 2010 tax year. The information release includes forms and instructions. New Form 8941, Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums, and newly revised Form 990-T are now available on IRS.gov. The [...]
WASHINGTON-As a result of the legislature waiting until the last possible moment to pass the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010″ (this is the “Bush tax extension” which became law on December 17, 2010), the Internal Revenue Service announced that many taxpayers (both paper and electronic filers) affected by this [...]
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