Re: "face time" at the office

["Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Question:

Someone mentioned "vigorously protecting one's 1099 status" in a post
earlier on.

I am wondering, if you are a consultant on a 1099 basis, and the
"client" says you must come to the office every day, will the IRS make a
case for your employment coming under a "contracting" category, instead of
an independent consultant? That also would mean the "client" would be liable
for paying in Social Security for you, and providing a W2 at the end of the
year, not a 1099.

Does anyone know about this? It seems to me that this used to be true (you
cannot be required to clock in at a client's site every day if you are 1009)
but I am not sure if it is true in June 2007.

PT


On 6/27/07, Connie Giordano <connie -at- therightwordz -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Funny, this is one area where the Federal government (US) is actually
> trying to take the lead.  Study after study shows that telecommuting
> improves productivity, reduces road congestion and saves companies millions
> in operations and maintenance costs.  check the Telework Coalition,
> http://www.telcoa.org/ for some links and news on legislation.
>
> As for me, my current contract required me to have a complete home
> office.  In three months I've been allowed to use it three times.  It's a
> global team, and most of my teleconferences include people from both US
> coasts and two other countries, somebody needs to explain to me why I have
> to be a cubicle to do that!
>
>
> Connie P. Giordano
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> >  -------Original Message-------
> >  From: Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>
> >  Subject: "face time" at the office
> >  Sent: 27 Jun '07 08:29
> >
> >  << The rest want the all-important "face time." ... Most want your butt
> >  in their chair every day, for reasons I cannot fathom. >>
> >
> >  If they see you, they can assume you are working and not playing
> >  computer games or taking a nap or otherwise goofing off?
> >
> >  Well, I can explain it part of the way, but not completely, if that
> >  makes any sense at all.
> >
> >  Here's my take. "Out of sight, out of mind." That is a truism for good
> >  reason. I have very nearly forgotten to pay bills I stuffed into a
> >  convenient drawer while trying to tidy up. Same with magazine articles,
> >  clippings, or what-have-you. If it is not in front of me, where I can
> >  easily see it every day, it slips my mind in favor of everything else
> >  yammering for my attention.
> >
> >  Here is someone else's take. I overheard one of our remotes recently.
> He
> >  flew in to our headquarter for, you guessed it, face time. He said he
> >  loved being able to work at home, save gas, spend more time with his
> >  kids, and so forth. The drawback was that he had to work extra hard to
> >  maintain credibility.
> >
> >  Until and unless we invent an electronic version of face time,
> >  telecommuting will remain a privilege granted on a case-by-case basis.
> >
> >  On the other hand, automobiles have been around for more than 100
> years,
> >  and driving is still considered a privilege and not a right, even
> though
> >  contemporary living almost demands one possess a driver's license. I
> >  think that's a bit ca-ca, but no one asked me.
> >
> >  Craig
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