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H.R.5804: 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.

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November 21, 2008 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 ...

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Source: NARMS


November 12, 2008 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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Source: Careers Blog


October 01, 2008 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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Source: Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom


September 07, 2008 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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Source: CENTRAL FLORIDA NANNIES BLOG


September 05, 2008 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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Source: Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom


September 04, 2008 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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Source: Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom


July 05, 2008 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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Source: Careers


July 02, 2008 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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Source: Employmentarticles's Weblog


June 28, 2008 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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Source: Nanny Gossip


June 27, 2008 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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Source: The Nanny Buzz


June 25, 2008 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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Source: Contractors


June 24, 2008 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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Source: Nanny Tax & Payroll Updates! HomeWork...


June 24, 2008 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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Source: Seaside Nannies Web Blog


June 23, 2008 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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Source: Seaside Nannies Inc. San Diego's Resource...


May 31, 2008 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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Source: Joe's Union Review


May 30, 2008 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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Source: FinanceRegs.com


May 30, 2008 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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Source: FinanceRegs.com


May 27, 2008 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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Source: AFL-CIO NOW BLOG


May 23, 2008 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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Source: Street Talk: A Timeshare Blog for News & Gossip


May 15, 2008 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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Source: Federal Employment Law Articles


May 05, 2008 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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Source: Steve O'Hearn


May 01, 2008 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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Source: Federal Employment Law Articles


May 01, 2008 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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Source: Washington Labor & Employment Wire


April 28, 2008 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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Source: WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Welfare


April 18, 2008 BCTD Slams Misclassification ‘Scam’

The legislation (HR 5804) would put a halt to what the BCTD calls a “scam of unprecedented magnitude”—by eliminating the provision in the tax code that allows employers to escape paying employment taxes when they misclassify workers as ...

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Source: Dayton Miami Valley AFL-CIO


April 17, 2008 BCTD Slams Misclassification ‘Scam’

The legislation (HR 5804) would put a halt to what the BCTD calls a “scam of unprecedented magnitude”—by eliminating the provision in the tax code that allows employers to escape paying employment taxes when they misclassify workers as ...

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Source: AFL-CIO Weblog


April 17, 2008 Teamsters Praise Bill to Close Loophole for Tax Cheats

The bill, HR 5804, is sponsored by Reps. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., John Tierney, D-Mass., and Richard Neal, D-Mass. The bill removes the loophole that allows businesses to bypass the Internal Revenue Service's test of whether a worker is ...

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Source: mcmillion & Hirtensteiner, LLP - Labor News


April 17, 2008 BCTD Slams Misclassification ‘Scam’

The legislation (HR 5804) would put a halt to what the BCTD calls a “scam of unprecedented magnitude”—by eliminating the provision in the tax code that allows employers to escape paying employment taxes when they misclassify workers as ...

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Source: Labor Union Blog


April 14, 2008 bill action: introduced: hr 5804: to amend the internal revenue ...

james mcdermott [d-wa] introduced hr 5804: 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. ...

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April 14, 2008 HR 5804, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the ...

HR 5804 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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