Re: Self-employed consultant questions

I was told early on in 2000 by the IRS that commuting from AZ to IL for a
contract was my option and travel/hotel/car rental was not deductible. If I
didn't like it I should move.

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From: Consult400 [mailto:consult400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Deborah Havlik
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 8:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [Consult400] Self-employed consultant questions

I had a long term contract in early 2000s. Also got audited. Disallowed all
of my travel - client was in a different state. Had to hire tax accountant.
Very expensive for me for both accountant and what I had to pay to the IRS.
I had receipts for everything.

Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 07:02:04 -0800
From: adrienne1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: consult400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Consult400] Self-employed consultant questions

If you are a contractor - getting paid on a w2 - do you have to file
quarterly as well?

On 3/8/2016 4:20 PM, Robert Lancaster wrote:

Dan:

Sadly, I can tell you that, at least in my case, the IRS went after ME,

not the companies where I had contracted. They took my car, my wife's car
and an old Junker we had as well, and sold them at auction. A few years
later, they forced us to sell our house, and took every penny we got for it.

The incident with the cars was in the mid-to-late 1990s, and the house

thing was in 2002 or 2003.

My best advice to you (or to any other contractor):

KEEP FILING THOSE QUARTERLIES, AND FILE THEM ON TIME!!!


-Robert (rslancastr@xxxxxxx)



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From: Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 11:39 am
Subject: Re: [Consult400] Self-employed consultant questions

Thanks, gentlemen.

Rob, have I previously mentioned Kalamazoo? I just finished a stint
there, but didn't think I'd referenced this anywhere on the midrange
lists. Also, ditto on the IRS cracking down on contractors. I found:
https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Inde
pendent-Contractor-Defined It seems pretty clear (and it's how I
remember it when it was news) that the IRS actually goes after the
"employer", and not the contractor, so I'm guessing I can't get hurt
if the IRS comes looking. Does anyone have experience with that?

I've done all my own taxes up to this point, but I think I'm going
to have to bite the bullet and find a CPA for this and other new tax
situations that are coming up this year.

- Dan

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

IDK if the ICCP (Institute for the Certification of Computer
Professionals) has this information available. I let my
certification lapse quite some time ago but I still get emails.

I also seem to remember the IRS cracking down on long term
contractors about 35 years ago. Kalamazoo used to be flush with
these and the IRS decided that was a time when they should just put
them on payroll. Of course, a great number of them just had to

scramble for work elsewhere.

Rob Berendt

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