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Brenton D. Soderstrum BrownWinick 666 Grand Avenue, Suite 2000 Des Moines, IA Telephone: Facsimile: Employee or Independent Contractor?

Advantage to an Independent Contractor: From an employment perspective: 1.No government mandated or employer provided benefits. 2.No workers’ compensation. 3.Independent contractors use their own equipment and facilities. 4.No unions.

From a tax perspective: 1.No FICA or FUTA taxes. 2. Don’t withhold taxes. 3.Independent contractors pay SECA rather than FICA taxes. 4.No unemployment taxes.

Independent Contractor Checklist Page 1 of 5 1.Profit or Loss; 2.Investment; 3.Work for more than one firm; and 4.Services offered to general public. If “yes” to all four questions, probably an independent contractor

Page 2 of 5 5.Instructions 6.Training 7.Integration 8.Services rendered personally 9.Hiring assistants

Page 3 of 5 10.Continuing relationship 11.Work hours 12.Full-time work 13.Work done on premises 14.Sequence

Page 4 of 5 15.Reports 16.Pay schedules 17.Expenses 18.Tools and materials

Page 5 of 5 19.Right to fire 20.Worker’s right to quit If answered “yes” to questions five through twenty, the worker is probably an employee.

Payroll Fraud Prevention Act April 8, 2011

Would amend FLSA to include “non-employees” 1.Require employers to provide written notice to all employees and non-employees of their status and refer toDepartment of Labor website. 2.Impose $5,000 penalty for each misclassification. 3.Increase audits. 4.Increase referrals of violations.

Potential consequences of erroneous classification: 1.Liability for the federal or state taxes, interest, and penalties. 2.Individual and class-action lawsuits by allegedly misclassified workers. 3.Government, civil, and criminal actions. 4.Attorney fees, expert fees, and court costs. 5.Negative publicity.

Compliance Tips 1.Self audit. 2.Key factors. 3.Depending on results of audit, take steps.

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