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Subject:RE: transition from contract to full-time From:Alan -dot- Miller -at- prometric -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:14:29 -0500
>From John Gilger:
"If you are working as a contractor you should be paid your hourly/daily
rate
plus expenses or per diem in lieu of expenses. Money received for expenses
or per diem is not included as income by the tax police."
I agree with the first part, but as to the second... Only true if you are a
W-2 employee (of an agency, say). If you are a self-employed contractor (my
case until my current situation), expenses and per diem *are* reported as
income on your 1099 and must be accounted for on your tax return. See your
tax advisor for details.
Al Miller
Chief Documentation Curmudgeon
Prometric, Inc.
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