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Subject:RE: FWD: Contracting where you used to work From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:09:32 -0500
The topic of the presentation at last night's Austin STC meeting was on job
transitions after a layoff, especially becoming a consultant. The speaker's
advice was that your previous employer should be the first person you call.
>"Marc A. Santacroce" wrote:
>> I'm pretty sure this is a red flag to the IRS. They will still consider
you
>> an employee for tax purposes, and can come down hard on the employer. I'm
>> not an accountant, you should consult one before committing to this
>> contract.
At 3:46 PM -0700 9/25/01, Elna Tymes wrote:
>
>Not so. It may have been so several years ago, before the IRS got
downsized
>and simultaneously got a mandate to be nicer to the customers, but it
hasn't
>been that way for at least four years.
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