Never heard of them. Their website says they use DocShuttle and that positions are IC. nm

• Cenla Transcription in LA? sm - curious
  • Never heard of them. Their website says they use DocShuttle and that positions are IC. nm - Good luck! :)

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At Cenla Transcription, we do our best to provide the software; however, it is asked that a rental agreement be signed in which the rental fee is waived.  Included is a clause that asks that if the MT leaves that they return the software at their expense via USPS Priority Mail. 

Because we are small and cannot compete with higher line rates, I try to help the new MTs out of training to get them started.

Should you have more interest in our company, please visit our website at www.cenlatrans.com. 

Thank you!

$100 at 6cpl would take around 1700 lines to pay for itself.  If you can type 200-300 lines per day it'd take you 5-7 days. 

It was just a matter of a few years ago that the IRS was stomping on just about any MTSO that used what I will call (for want of a better term) the IC dodge to get out of withholding taxes, paying their share of SS, unemployment insurance premiums, etc., etc. 

At the time, the IRS published a list of something like 20 questions or criteria that had to be met for an individual to truly be considered an independent contractor - and none of the MTSOs they audited met the criteria.  I was personally involved with a company that was declared in violation and it cost them plenty.  I also heard about a number of others that were similarly penalized.

For the most part, this IC thing is just what I called it above - a DODGE.  In almost every sense, in most cases, the individual is an EMPLOYEE.  One of the criteria, for instance, included the degree of control over HOW the work was to be done, WHEN the individual had to work, etc. and it's almost impossible for an MTSO not to exercise more control than the IRS likes to see.

One explanation could be that the IRS is concentrating on other industries right now. They're so short-handed in their auditing division that they have to prioritize what they go after each year.  Maybe they thought they had cleaned this up and moved on.  If so, they should come back and take another look, because this is starting to rear its ugly head again.

The hospitals themselves have rules that they only hire from certain states. I have never really gotten a definite answer as to why, but I believe it has to do with the state tax withholding and they are only compatible with certain states.  I work for one of these hospitals, but I could not work for the other one because of the state I live in.

It's too bad they put you through all of that without checking first. It should be one of the first things the recruiter checks for a hospital position I would think.  There is more than one hospital, so make sure you don't qualify for any of the other ones.  

I know that the recruiter was overwhelmed with the amount of resumes she received.  However, I do know that they go through the resumes and keep the qualified MTs on file for the next time they hire. 

and available for filling.  Even if she meant 16, that is quite a bit.  Again, more information available upon (E-mail) request.