Anyone Have A Trustworthy Irs Regional Contact?

[Mike Kennedy]

Suggest it would be extremely interesting to get an opinion regarding Lender directed Scope of Work mandatory requirements including "exactly how to do an appraisal" and AMC control over "independent contractors" from a National or Regional IRS official

see this thread.........AND the IRS regulations per their Website. Comments welcome. thanks.

http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?p=1539995#post1539995

anyone have a contact? or 2 or 3?

 

[Cigar]

If you are in one of the 23 states employing the ABC Test, the rules are tougher than the IRS rules. Washington State is getting real tough.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Thanks for the info Cigar.......... it appears this Element FROM THE PDF you posted is on point and the CENTRAL issue:

AMC and Lender Control over and specific directions of, the Appraisal Process and the Independent Appraisers methods which are governed by State Law and Title XI of FIRREA 1989.

[FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_](2) Or as a separate alternative, it shall not constitute employment subject to this[/FONT]

[FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_]title if it is shown that:[/FONT]
[FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_](a) Such individual has been and will continue to[/FONT]​

[FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_]be free from control or [/FONT][FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_]direction [/FONT]​

[FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_]over the performance of such service, both under his or her [/FONT][FONT=MyriadMM_400_600_]contract of service and in fact; [/FONT]​

per prior post in the genus thread>>>

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=115041,00.html

Independent Contractor

The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if (the person for whom the services are performed)

has the right to control or direct

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only the result of the work, and not what will be done and how it will be done or method of accomplishing the result.
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People such as lawyers, contractors, subcontractors, public stenographers, and auctioneers who follow an independent trade, business, or profession in which they offer their services to the public, are generally not employees. However, whether such people are employees or independent contractors depends on the facts in each case.