When I was a contractor, I got 1099-MISC.
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Dana - Feb 21, 2014 7:14:44 am PST #20589 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 7:19:15 am PST #20590 of 30000
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That is the form I meant, yeah. I just shorthanded it to "1099". Sorry.
My question still stands though: don't companies have to provide 1099-MISC forms to contractors who are paid to perform work for the company? It sounds like my boss is saying the opposite of that: that *because* I'm a contractor, I don't receive a form that contractors are *supposed* to receive.
Jessica - Feb 21, 2014 7:20:19 am PST #20591 of 30000
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Your boss is wrong, Tep. Freelancers should get 1099's from their contract employers.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 21, 2014 7:21:55 am PST #20592 of 30000
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she said that I don't get a 1099 "because [I'm] a contractor." Um, that's EXACTLY who gets 1099s, right?
You're right, and your boss is wrong.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 7:24:09 am PST #20593 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Cool. I'ma email her back and tell her I'm happy to talk directly to someone in Payroll/Accounting instead of making her the go-between (I mean, I feel like she SHOULD know about this, since she manages a staff of freelancers, but whatev).
Jesse - Feb 21, 2014 7:36:06 am PST #20594 of 30000
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Yeah, you should get some kind of form. I assume the AMA is not paying you under the table.
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Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 7:39:13 am PST #20595 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I assume the AMA is not paying you under the table.
I figure they're a little too big to get away with that. And I checked with a couple of other freelancers, and they received 1099s. So now I'm feeling like I'm invisible. I started pretty late in the year, so maybe I just slipped through the cracks. Odd.
I feel like a pain in the ass asking about it, though. I know that's ridiculous, that I need to follow up on these things and I'm not deliberately trying to cause more work for my boss, but I still feel like a pain.
Consuela - Feb 21, 2014 8:08:11 am PST #20596 of 30000
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I still feel like a pain.
Please don't. It's their responsibility to deal with you honestly (and legally), and if you imply it's just an oversight, I'm sure nobody's going to be bothered. If they are bothered, that's on them, not you.
meara - Feb 21, 2014 8:17:38 am PST #20597 of 30000
Yeah, I'd definitely just get the boss to transfer you to payroll or whoever--they should know how to handle it, and then it'll be off boss' plate.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 8:29:35 am PST #20598 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I still feel like a pain.
Please don't. It's their responsibility to deal with you honestly (and legally)
Oh, no, I get it. *I'm* not the one creating a problem; it's the Payroll department (or whoever) who created the problem. But since I'm the one calling it to their attention, I feel like I'm the one making waves. It's just a don't-rock-the-boat thing. But I'm following up on it.