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I wouldn't think so. Did they withhold taxes from your wages? Did you fill out a W-4 form, indicating how many dependents you have, etc.? 1099 forms are for independent contractors. Is that what you understood your status to be?
Read the contract you signed with the agency. If you agreed you are an "independent contractor" you get a 1099. If you were an employee, you would have gotten a W-2. Either way you declare the income and pay taxes.
I have done contractor work in the IS field for many years. Sometimes I did it as an independent, estimated and paid my taxes quarterly and paid the employer portion of the SS tax. Sometimes I worked through an agency, as their employee. I was never considered an independent contractor when I worked through an agency, and that is why this seems very odd to me.
You really don't meet the legal definition of independent contractor when you work through an agency. The agency should not be treating you this way. It is cheaper for them, of course, to make you responsible for paying the employer portion of the SS tax and to place the burden of tax reporting on you. They also can then get by with not complying with various labor laws, claiming they are not employers.
Here is a good article explaining this: http://www.nelp.org/content/uploads/Home-Care-Misclassification-Fact-Sheet.pdf If the url gets removed, find it by searching for Independent contractor classification in home care.
jeannegibbs is correct. The way they are handling you means they don't have to pay OT and are probably skirting other labor laws. Honestly, a lot of these agencies are truly out for the $$, paying employees so little to begin with. If they are taking out taxes, you should be getting a W-2. Look at your contract.
I am new to this country and did not understand. I work 3 days straight every week including overnight for a lady for the past 6 months - I never missed one day. The lady pays the agency and the agency send me a check. Then they gave me 1099 form & told me to do my taxes & they say I am independent contractor. Then somebody tell me in NY they don't think agency can have a regular worker as independent contractor. It's confusing.
The check is from the agency -- they are your employer. They should have given you a W2. This is not your fault. It is the agency that is handling this inappropriately.
Who is the person you told you that should be getting a W2? Is that a person who can help you straighten this out?
I really don't know how you go about correcting this. Does anyone else on this board know?
Actually, it doesn't matter who cuts the check. If she is considered an independent contractor, then she will get a 1099. That means the employer doesn't take out taxes, doesn't have to offer benefits, etc. It also means the employer cannot claim the employee for any benefits for themselves. My daughter is an IC in another field. The agencies cut her checks, but she receives a 1099 at the end of the year and files her taxes. It is really an easy way out for "employers". Call the Dept. of Labor in NY and double check, though.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
You really don't meet the legal definition of independent contractor when you work through an agency. The agency should not be treating you this way. It is cheaper for them, of course, to make you responsible for paying the employer portion of the SS tax and to place the burden of tax reporting on you. They also can then get by with not complying with various labor laws, claiming they are not employers.
Here is a good article explaining this: http://www.nelp.org/content/uploads/Home-Care-Misclassification-Fact-Sheet.pdf If the url gets removed, find it by searching for Independent contractor classification in home care.
Who is the person you told you that should be getting a W2? Is that a person who can help you straighten this out?
I really don't know how you go about correcting this. Does anyone else on this board know?