When working for a group of doctors, how can one doctor pay you for extra work as a non-employee?
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When working for a group of doctors, how can one doctor pay you for extra work as a non-employee?
About 2 years ago I worked for a group of doctors who were in private practice. They paid me an hourly salary out of a corporate account. I worked overtime and they refused to pay me overtime pay but one doctor said he would pay me regular pay, plus $1.00 an hour. I received a 1099-MISC form too late to file last year. I was told that the IRS would send me a notice. After receiving a notice from the IRS that on $2,236.81, I owe $943, I realized that this doctor used his own federal ID number and not the corporate ID number that they used for payroll. How can he claim me as a non-employee?
Asked on May 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I think that you have a valid issue here with how you are catagorized by the doctor and the IRS. He is probably using you s a deduction for his personal practice or taxes and the corporation did not take you for that amount. And obviously he did not take out taxes. Seek help from an accountant. You are going to owe the IRS but maybe there is a way to reduce the debt. Good luck.
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