HR 3396 · 115th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the classification of employers and employees for services providers.

Introduced 2017-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2017-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a test for determining if a service provider should be classified as an independent contractor rather than as an employee for tax purposes. If the requirements of the test are met, the provider may not be treated as an employee, the recipient or any payor may not be treated as an employer, and compensation for the service may not be treated as paid or received with respect to employment. The factors of the test include: the relationship between the parties (i.e., the provider incurs expenses or risks income fluctuations; does not work exclusively for a single recipient; performs the service for a particular amount of time, to achieve a specific result, or to complete a specific task; or is a sales person compensated primarily on a commission basis); the place of business or ownership of the equipment (i.e., the provider has a principal place of business, which can be home or mobile-based, or bears financial responsibility for the equipment used to provide the service); and the services are performed under a written contract that meets certain requirements (i.e., specifies that the provider is not an employee, the recipient wil…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican