Posted on 03/09/2010 2:43:44 PM PST by chessplayer
Much of the focus on the stalled ObamaCare effort comes from the opposition of Blue Dog Democrats to the removal of the Stupak amendment in the Senate bill, allowing for federal abortion funding if Congress fails to renew the Hyde Amendment. The rest of the attention has gone to the changes being made in a parallel bill, one that the Senate will use reconciliation to pass to resolve disputes between the House and Senate over taxation and budgeting. Those aren’t the only changes being contemplated, however, as the AP reports:
"A Democratic aide says a new provision in the health care bill will require businesses to count part-time workers when calculating penalties for failing to provide coverage."
"The bill originally passed by the Senate only penalized businesses for full-time workers who weren’t covered. The Senate bill is being used as the basis for a final package President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass in the next few weeks."
I.E. A tax grab for businesses that hire extra help during the Christmas season.
Kick Rat keister out to the street.
Just pay them a little more to compensate for the higher tax they will pay.
“””””Not a big deal. Don’t hire them as part-time employees. Engage them as independent contractors. Issue a 1099 at the end of the year. No hassle. Don’t have to pay employer taxes. The contractor pays all employment taxes, employer and employee, at the end of the year.
Just pay them a little more to compensate for the higher tax they will pay. “”””””
That is illegal. It won’t work.
Nutsy Pelousy sez to get this monstrosity passed so we’ll all know what’s in it!
Why is it illegal?
This does not matter because it is not the original Senate bill the House will have to vote on. Obama will then sign the Senate bill.
The things mentioned in the article have to be on a separate bill to come later.
Also the Senate may never approve this new bill.
The days of calling employees “independent contractors” are over.
In order for someone to be an independent contractor they need a federal tax id number, their own comp and liability insurance and need to fulfill a number of other requirements.
If you get audited, which you will since it is a big fundraiser for the government nowadays, they will go back 7 years and charge you for SS withholding, State withholding, workers comp insurance and unemployment insurance taxes. You will most likely go out of business and since these obligations can’t disappear with bankruptcy you will be broke personally also. I’ve had several competitors disappear due to these audits.
“In order for someone to be an independent contractor they need a federal tax id number, their own comp and liability insurance and need to fulfill a number of other requirements.”
Is that only in certain states? Lots of 1099 activity here and I doubt many of them have done all that.
BAD IDEA....there is an IRS checklist of some 12+ requirements to classify someone as an independent/sub contractor instead of an employee. If you are ever called up on audit (and declared subs often FLAGS you for audit), you’ll get SLAMMED by the IRS for classifying subs as employees if you FAIL only ONE ITEM on their checklist.
Can you say “penalties, interest,” or perhaps “jail time” and “loss of your business?”
Remember, with the IRS, you are guilty until proven innocent and the burden of proof is ALWAYS on you.
And IRS employee's are in shock, SHOCK! when folks fly planes into their buildings.
“Code Red” - House Target List on Health Care
The National Republican Congressional Committee has published a target list on health care. In addition to continuing to contact the five Tennessee Democrat Congressmen, you can go http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/94697.aspx to contact some of these targets. Much of the talk following Obama’s announcement has focused on how to defeat this second bill through reconciliation, but that is misleading because the first step to defeating Obamacare is not by concentrating on defeating the “fixer” bill but by defeating the Senate bill in the House when it goes to the floor for an up-or-down vote on Thursday, March 18th.
Rep. Lincoln Davis 202-225-6831 Columbia office: 931-490-8699
Rep. Jim Cooper 202-225-4311 Nashville office: 615-736-5295
Rep. Bart Gordon 202-225-4231 Murfreesboro office: 615-896-1986
Rep. John S. Tanner 202-225-4714 Jackson office: 731-423-4848
Rep. Steve Cohen 202-225-3265 Memphis office: 901-544-4131
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Defeat Obamacare call list: Courtsey of TN Eagle Forum: List now contains the new MAYBES culled from FR posts.
PLEASE CALL! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE State District
Harry Mitchell (202) 225-2190 (480) 946-2411 AZ 5th District
Gabrielle Giffords (202) 225-2542 (520) 881-3588 AZ 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315 (928) 226-6914 AZ 1st District
Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947 925-833-0643 CA 11th District
John Salazar 202-225-4761 970-245-7107 CO 3rd District
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541 (866) 453-0028 CT 4th District
Alan Grayson (202) 225-2176 (407) 841-1757 FL 8th District
Bill Foster (202) 225-2976 630-406-1114 IL 14th District
Baron Hill 202 225 5315 812 288 3999 IN 9th District
Mark Schauer (202) 225-6276 (517) 780-9075 MI 7th District
Gary Peters (202) 225-5802 (248) 273-4227 MI 9th District
Dina Titus (202) 225-3252 702-256-DINA (3462) NV 3rd District
Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456 (603) 743-4813 NH 1st District
Tim Bishop (202) 225-3826 (631) 696-6500 NY 1st District
John Hall (202) 225-5441 (845) 225-3641 x49371 NY 19th District
Bill Owens (202) 225-4611 (315) 782-3150 NY 23rd District
Mike Arcuri (202)225-3665 (315)793-8146 NY 24th District
Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701 (315) 423-5657 NY 25th District
Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611 (701) 224-0355 ND At-Large District
Steven Driehaus (202) 225-2216 (513) 684-2723 OH 1st District
Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 (614) 294-2196 OH 15th District
Zach Space (202) 225-6265 (330) 364-4300 OH 18th District
Kathy Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406 (814) 456-2038 PA 3rd District
Patrick Murphy (202) 225-4276 (215) 826-1963 PA 8th District
Christopher Carney (202) 225-3731 (570) 585-9988 PA 10th District
Paul Kanjorski (202) 225-6511 (570) 825-2200 PA 11th District
John Spratt (202) 225-5501 (803)327-1114 SC 5th District
Tom Perriello (202) 225-4711 (276) 656-2291 VA 5th District
Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172 (304) 623-4422 WVA 1st District
Nick Rahall (202) 225-3452 (304) 252-5000 WVA 3rd District
Steve Kagen (202) 225-5665 (920) 437-1954 WI 8th District
Bart Gordon (202) 225-4231 TN (MAYBE)
Bart Stupak (202) 225 4735 MI (MAYBE)
Brian Baird (202) 225-3536, Vancouver, (360) 695-6292. Olympia, (360) 352-9768, (MAYBE)
senator mark begich (202) 224-3004 toll free. (877) 501 - 6275 just became a MAYBE
John Tanner (202) 225-4714, Union City, (731) 885-7070, Jackson Phone: (731) 423-4848, Millington (901) 873-5690 TN (MAYBE)
Jason Altmire 202-225-2565, Aliquippa, 724-378-0928, Natrona Heights, 724-226-1304 (MAYBE)
On the Bubble (Major developments from the “yes” and “no” columns in the House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2467046/posts
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