Re: Self-employed consultant questions

I agree Steve. I used to receive 10 or more 1099 forms each year from
clients. Now if I receive more than a couple of them a year it is strange!


Rusty J

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From: Consult400 [mailto:consult400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 4:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [Consult400] Self-employed consultant questions

I see no sign of the IRS cracking down on contractors. Heck it is rare
that I even receive a 1099 from sites I work at. Which tells me the IRS
does not pay much attention at all.


On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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/Independent-
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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