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USING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: A CONCISE, PRACTICAL REFERENCE TOOL FOR SMALL BUSINESS
When it comes to independent contractors, what you don’t know can hurt.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to comply with IRS requirements without compromising your ability to make cost-effective hiring decisions. You’ll learn about the IRS' 10-question test to determine classification, see a sample contract and review guidelines for 22 states with even stricter rules. Hire without fear!
Table of Contents:
1. Executive Summary
Beware Agents Bearing Compliance Checks
Out of Harm’s Way
A Tricky Balancing Act
Courting Disaster
2. You and the IRS
Risky Business?
On the Plus Side
A Fuzzy Definition
The IRS’ 20-Factor Test
20-Factor Test Revised
No Legislative Relief Yet
Quiz Yourself on Some Common Scenarios
Watch State Regulations
The IRS’ New Attitude
Section 530 Relief
Form SS-8: Inviting a Ruling
The IRS on Patrol
Compliance Check or Audit?
Form 1099: Handle With Care
Congress Hands You a New Weapon
3. An Ounce of Prevention
Don’t Be a Control Freak
Liability Insurance
Contracts: Your Most Important Protection
Sample Contractor’s Agreement
4. Getting the Most From Your Independent Contractors
Establish a Talent Pool
How to Negotiate a Price
Managerial Challenges
Protect Confidential Information
Don’t Overlook Your Staffers’ Morale
Who Pays When a Contractor Fails?
5. Recent Court Rulings
Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Retaliation
Worker Classification
Reclassification
Joint-Employer Liability
