It takes me awhile to get these posted – because I’m hard at work for our clients – but I’m so proud to share our three latest testimonials. Look who’s talking about us HERE.
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Employee vs. Independent Contractor – Ten Tips for Business Owners
From: IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2009-20
Here are the top ten things every business owner should know about hiring people as independent contractors versus hiring them as employees.
1. Three characteristics are used by the IRS to determine the relationship between businesses and workers: Behavioral Control, Financial Control, and the Type of Relationship.
2. Behavioral Control covers facts that show whether the business has a right to direct or control how the work is done through instructions, training or other means.
3. Financial Control covers facts that show whether the business has a right to direct or control the financial and business aspects of the worker’s job.
4. The Type of Relationship factor relates to how the workers and the business owner perceive their relationship.
5. If you have the right to control or direct not only what is to be done, but also how it is to be done, then your workers are most likely employees.
6. If you can direct or control only the result of the work done — and not the means and methods of accomplishing the result — then your workers are probably independent contractors.
7. Employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors can end up with substantial tax bills. Additionally, they can face penalties for failing to pay employment taxes and for failing to file required tax forms.
8. Workers can avoid higher tax bills and lost benefits if they know their proper status.
9. Both employers and workers can ask the IRS to make a determination on whether a specific individual is an independent contractor or an employee by filing a Form SS-8 – Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding – with the IRS.
10. You can learn more about the critical determination of a worker’s status as an Independent Contractor or Employee at IRS.gov by selecting the Small Business link. Additional resources include IRS Publication 15-A, Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide, Publication 1779, Independent Contractor or Employee, and Publication 1976, Do You Qualify for Relief under Section 530? These publications and Form SS-8 are available on the IRS Web site or by calling the IRS at 800-829-3676 (800-TAX-FORM).
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Two weeks later, I’m just getting to process my notes from WordCamp Dallas 2009. 
What an amazing event! Two full-days of fantastic speakers, learning, inspiration, networking, giveaways – and food (!) – for only $30. My fellow campers and I were absolutely blown away at this weekend long shindig, which actually started off with a Friday night Welcome Party at AMF Richardson Lanes. Probably the best bang for the buck among tech conferences anywhere. This not-for-profit event wouldn’t have been even close to possible without these incredibly generous sponsors:
Woopra (Platinum) – the world’s most comprehensive, information rich, easy to use, real-time Web tracking and analysis application. And it’s free!
Layered Tech (Gold) – leading global provider of managed dedicated hosting, on-demand grid/virtualization computing, and Web services.
The University of Texas at Dallas (Gold) – UTD’s Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. UTD provided logistical support as well as facilities, internet connectivity, and more!
TAYLORMARK (Silver) – Dallas based, Apple focused information technology professional services company.
Automattic (Silver) – Where it all started. The company behind WordPress.com/.org, Akismet, Gravatar, and more. Dedicated to Open Source.
ZipServers (Bronze) – Global, on-demand data center and hosting services from facilities across the U.S. Second year WordCamp Dallas supporter. Offered 3 months free to campers!
ServerBeach (Bronze) – A leading Dedicated Hosting provider that delivers powerful dedicated servers, convenient server management tools, and 24×7x365 support. Plans starting at just $75/month.
The WordPress Podcast (Bronze)- the #1 podcast for WordPress-related news, tips and information. Run by former WordCamp organizer Charles Stricklin.
X-Company – Bringing you Wordpressized. Everything Wordpress, from designing themes and creating widgets, to coding custom plugins, and hosting.
Just as important as the sponsors to this extremely well-planned and smooth-running event, were the many volunteers. Topping this list were John Pozadzides, aka “John P” (of iFusion Labs/Woopra, Layered Tech and OneMansBlog) and Cali Lewis (of GeekBrief.tv). John served as a very entertaining Master of Ceremonies and panel moderator. Cali gave an engaging presentation, and she and her team of volunteers live-streamed the entire conference (courtesy of GeekBrief.tv) and kept the presentations (mostly) on schedule and everything running very smoothly. The few technical hiccups were quickly resolved and accepted with grace and humor by campers. John and Cali (and several others I’m sure) must’ve spent countless hours on planning and logistics.
In Part 2 I’ll talk about my key takeaways from the great speakers and their presentations.
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