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Image via conseiller.ca Determining who is a true independent contractor and who is really an employee involves more than labels. The IRS, Department of Labor, state labor and employment boards, unemployment insurance and...

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Welcome to the official Contract Interpreter Information Center (CIIC) group!
The purpose of this group is to serve as a forum for interpreters, translators, language agency owners, language service users and other ...
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Are you walking the fuzzy line between independent contractor and employee?
Despite the imprecise nature of this issue, what is clear is the potentially devastating tax liabilities for a business making an ...


Open letter to President Barack Obama regarding IC business model in our industry.
Language Services Associates is proud to partner with interpreters and translators worldwide on an independent contractor basis. This ...

IRS reclassification program: more questions than answers businessmanagementdaily.com
Under the IRS’ Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP), you may change workers’ status from independent contractors to employees for future tax periods on favorable tax terms, without incurring penalties or interest.

How do I classify interpreters and translators? Are they contractors or employees?
This topic was covered in detail at this year's ALC Conference in Las Vegas. Here is a recap of what happened at the CIIC presentation

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Hiring an Independent Contractor vs. Employee – Is the IRS Coming for You?
With the increased need for revenue and the budget deadline approaching, the IRS is yet again taking action to rake in some extra cash. ...

To Exempt or Not to Exempt? And Other Employee Classification Questions.
For those of you located in New England / Portland, ME area.
Anne Birgel Cunningham and Matt Bahl, attorneys in Verrill Dana’s Labor ...

IRS Narrows Independent Contractor Relief
If you treat workers as independent contractors who are really employees and fail to withhold payroll taxes the IRS can reclassify them ...

DOL & IRS join forces to fight improper classification.
The Internal Revenue Service and the Labor Department have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the agencies’ coordination on ...

Washington State Labor & Industries partners with DOL to fight improper classification.
The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) strengthened its commitment to fighting the underground economy today by signing a memorandum ...

Does your employee classification pass the smell test? wiley-law.com
More than ever, employers struggle with employee classification issues: are workers employees or independent contractors? And now, the State of Minnesota and the IRS have started a new initiative to more aggressively audit...

Does your state have a clear definition of an independent contractor?
Massachusetts and many other states do not. More here: http://www.wbjournal.com/news50249.html

If you work with independent contractors, you should consult an attorney experienced in employment law about whether your relationship ...
Employee Classification and 1099 Forms blpcpa.wordpress.com
The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a common small-business tax issue that governments have recently been looking at more closely. Last year, the IRS introduced an init...

Bryan P. Cavanaugh, an employment attorney in St. Louis, MO, talks about the legal implications of classifying an individual as an employee or an independent contractor. Learn more at http://www.cavanaugh-law.net.
