H.R.5804 - Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/16/09
Senate Joins House In Moving to Close Corporate Tax Cheat Loophole ...

Bill would close loophole allowing corporations to avoid paying taxes, benefits by misclassifying workers as.

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12/13/08
The Threat To Independent Contracting - 12/8/2008 - Construction

A bill currently before Congress (H.R. 5804) would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” IRS actions. And the proposed Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, currently before the ...

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12/07/08
The Threat To Independent Contracting - 12/8/2008 - Construction

A bill currently before Congress (H.R. 5804) would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” IRS actions. And the proposed Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, currently before the ...

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12/07/08
CFICF Executive Director: The Threat to Independent Contracting ...

A bill currently before Congress (H.R. 5804) would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” IRS actions. And the proposed Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, currently before the ...

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12/07/08
The Threat To Independent Contracting - 12/8/2008 - Construction

A bill currently before Congress (H.R. 5804) would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” IRS actions. And the proposed Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, currently before the ...

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12/04/08
Alliance for Worker Freedom

What it will do: Amend the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the kinds of workers who can be classified as independent contractors. Last Action: H.R. 5804 referred to House subcommittee (4/15/2008). ...

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11/20/08
Record Numbers Hear Hollrah in Fourth NARMS Webinar | NARMS

The recently completed elections come into play due to the introduction of several pieces of legislation, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008, H.R. 5804 and the Independent Contractor Proper ...

Source: NARMS
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11/11/08
Contractor and Employee Misclassification Risk: New developments ...

HR 5804 has been introduced and is in the initial phase of legislation. This bill seeks to clarify if certain individuals are to be treated as independent contractors or employees. Also referred to as the Taxpayer Responsibility, ...

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09/30/08
Independent Contractors Are Key to Limiting Damage from Economic ...

At the federal level, a bill currently before Congress (HR 5804) would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” IRS actions. And, several powerful unions have gone to court to force companies to convert ...

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09/06/08
Nannies are NOT independent Contractors! Congress wants to make ...

(Originally from Bob King of Legally Nanny) As part of Legally Nanny’s continuing Legal Alert series, I wanted to let you know about HR 5804, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2008. ...

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09/04/08
New Threats to Independent Contractors

Earlier this year, a bill (HR 5804) was introduced in Congress that would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” actions by the Internal Revenue Service to reclassify them as employees. ...

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09/03/08
IRS Targeting Independent Contractors

Earlier this year, a bill (HR 5804) was introduced in Congress that would repeal a 1978 law that protects independent contractors from “overzealous” actions by the Internal Revenue Service to reclassify them as employees. ...

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07/04/08
Contractor and Employee Misclassification Risk: New developments ...

HR 5804 has been introduced and is in the initial phase of legislation. The potential for mistreatment can include, but is not restricted to, employees being paid less than minimum wage, being ineligible for benefits plans, ...

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07/01/08
Contractor and Employee Misclassification Risk: New developments ...

HR 5804 has been introduced and is in the initial phase of legislation. This bill seeks to clarify if certain individuals are to be treated as independent contractors or employees. Also referred to as the Taxpayer Responsibility, ...

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06/27/08
A Win for Nannies.

Congress has recently introduced HR 5804, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2008. This new act could impose stiff penalties for families who class nannies as “independent contractors” instead of ...

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06/26/08
Nannies are not Independent Contractors, Congress wants to make ...

As part of Legally Nanny’s continuing Legal Alert series, I wanted to let you know about HR 5804, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2008. This bill, recently introduced in the US House of Representatives ...

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06/24/08
Contractors

Contractors State License Board California HR 5804 would significantly increase penalties for employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors instead of correctly classifying them as employees. Additionally, the bill places ...

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06/23/08
Yet More Reasons for Nanny Tax Compliance...

Bob King, Esq., President of Legally Nanny reports that HR 5804, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2008, recently introduced in Congress, could impose stiff penalties for families misclassifying nannies ...

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06/23/08
Nannies Are NOT Independent Contractors!

As part of Legally Nanny’s continuing Legal Alert series, I wanted to let you know about HR 5804, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2008. This bill, recently introduced in the US House of Representatives ...

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06/22/08
Nannies are NOT Independent Contractors!

Legal Alert: HR 5804 Could Impose Stiff Penalties on Clients Misclassifying Nannies As Independent Contractor By Bob King President, LegallyNanny.com As part of Legally Nanny's continuing Legal Alert series, I wanted to let you know ...

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05/30/08
task force on the underground economy and misclassification at a ...

ask your us representative to support hr 5804, the taxpayer responsibility, accountability, and consistency act. charles lazette is a contributer/administrator of union review and a politically active member of ubc local 370 in upstate ...

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05/29/08
More questions about who gets a W-2 or 1099

Are those vendors A/P’s been paying actually employees? The feds have been threatening it for awhile, and now here it is: The first bill aimed at making it harder for your company to justify classifying any workers as independent ...

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05/29/08
Changes ahead: Who gets a W-2, 1099

Among other changes, the bill (HR 5804) would shift the burden of proof so that companies like yours would have to proveworkers were actually ICs — that’sa change from the current system where IRS has to prove that they aren’t ICs. ...

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05/26/08
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | ‘Independent Contractor’—Another Word for ...

Legislation in the House and Senate (H.R. 5804 and S. 2044) would eliminate that tax provision. Earlier this year, as part of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department’s (BCTD’s) legislative conference, hundreds of union ...

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05/22/08
Street Talk: A Timeshare Blog for News & Gossip » Blog Archive ...

If passed, The Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act (H.R. 5804), among other things, would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) by adding a new Section 3511 containing rules regarding employers’ ...

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05/14/08
Legislation Proposed to Modify Rules Regarding Employers ...

This may soon end if the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act (HR 5804) is enacted. It was introduced on April 15, 2008, by Democratic Representatives Jim McDermott, John Tiery, and Richard Neal, ...

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05/04/08
Teamsters: Anti-Small Business?

According to several newsletters I’ve received from law firms, the Teamsters and other labor unions are putting a lot of energy behind a proposed law (HR 5804) in the House of Representatives that will have the effect of shutting down ...

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04/30/08
McGuireWoods LLP | News

H.R. 5804, among other things, would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) by adding a new Section 3511 containing rules regarding employers’ classification of individuals as independent contractors. ...

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04/30/08
Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of ...

Core Provisions: HR5804 is intended to make it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors. The bill removes the current safe harbor provision in the US Tax Code that allows employers to avoid paying ...

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04/27/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5804, The Taxpayer Responsibility ...

US Congress: HR 5804, The Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2008.

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