Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-12 Thread Mark & Helen Angermayer
Thanks Brian, It can be a bit confusing in determining the definition of a contractor. In Googling State information, I came across 20 different questions/guidelines to try to determine whether someone is classified as an employee or contractor. What makes it more confusing is that some producer

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-11 Thread Brian Heatherington
Mark, From the perspective of the IRS and SSA, as soon as you pay and individual $150 in any given year, you need to match FICA, Medicaire, with hold taxes, and file a 943 + W2's each year. If you consider them contractors, you will have to 1099 each one, or you can have a potentially large c

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-10 Thread Hugh Thomas
gt;> > >> > >> Ernest Rollins > >> Rollins Orchards > >> Garland, Maine > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" > >> Sender: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net > >> Date:

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-10 Thread Mark & Helen Angermayer
>> >> >> Ernest Rollins >> Rollins Orchards >> Garland, Maine >> >> -Original Message- >> From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" >> Sender: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net >> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 10:01:44 >> To:

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread Hugh Thomas
; > Ernest Rollins > Rollins Orchards > Garland, Maine > > -Original Message- > From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" > Sender: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 10:01:44 > To: > Reply-To: Apple-crop discussion list > Subject: [apple-

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread Gary Masog
ards Garland, Maine -Original Message- From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" Sender: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 10:01:44 To: Reply-To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: [apple-crop] Employee vs Contract labor I plan to hire some high

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread Arthur Kelly
The tests usually are: do you supply the tools do you direct them do they have their own liability/workers comp insurance there may be others too Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, Maine On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Mark & Helen Angermayer < angermay...@gmail.com> wrote: > I plan to hire some

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread rollinsorchards
-Original Message- From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" Sender: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 10:01:44 To: Reply-To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor I plan to hire some high school kids to help me thin fruit t

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread Win Cowgill
Mark- It probably falls under you state labor laws as well as federal. Your signiture box does not contain your location. In NJ we have specific guidelines for employees/youth under 18- especially regarding equipment use. Ferderal and state worker protection rules and guidelines apply as well for

[apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-09 Thread Mark & Helen Angermayer
I plan to hire some high school kids to help me thin fruit this year. They will only be working for about a month it takes to thin the fruit. I'm uncertain if this temporary employment would fall under employees or contract labor. I've looked at the definitions, but still unclear. Some of the r