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I work for a company in Florida too who gladly pays state taxes because

Posted By: JT on 2006-02-12
In Reply to: I work for a company in FL. I pull my work off their - me

they know it is the law.


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They must deduct FEDERAL taxes.. NOT STATE taxes.. if they took out state taxes.. it would be FLORID
which would only have to be refunded to you for you to pay YOUR state what you owe them which is nothing but a pain... be glad they weren't handling your state tax.. and I think in this case.. if someone at the IRS told you they have to deduct YOUR states taxes.. it is that person who is uneducated... they only have to deduce federal income tax

If company is in state that has no state taxes
they are not required to take out state taxes.  It's enough to keep up with your own state tax law code, could you imagine having to stay abreast of 49 other state tax codes?  The cost would be huge and ultimately passed on to us by lower line rates.  Regardless of who owes the tax, someone has to pay it.  Just a matter of convenience I guess. 
As an SE the company pays your taxes, but
you have the flexibility with your schedule as an IC.   I have always been an employee so I'm not up on all this, just what I was told at one time, though that was a couple of years ago and rules/regs may have changed.   Don't know how SE would affect you being able to claim business expenses, if at all. 
I will GLADLY give the name - CC TRANSCRIPTION OUT OF FLORIDA
shame on you!
who pays the taxes on offshoring?

I have never seen this addressed but who pays the taxes to the United States on offshore work?  They aren't govered by our tax system.  The companies who use them, do they pay the taxes? 


Medware and state taxes
I was told by someone in the IRS that Medware should be taking out state taxes in my paycheck, but nothing has been done about this, and I have to pay my state taxes myself. I don't know how they get away with this.
state payroll taxes
My previous job was in the payroll department for a fairly large manufacturing company. We had employees in about 18 states other than NC. We had tax tables from any state that we had employees, and we were required to withhold based on those tables. We did have one that did not require us to withhold taxes but it wasn't Florida.
No. You have the taxes taken out for the state that you live in.
If you do not live in the state where the company is located, that state income taxes do not apply to you--only the state where you live applies to you. You do NOT work in the state where the company is headquartered. Ask any CPA and just look at the website of the state. You should not have taxes taken out for a state you do not reside because you do not have to pay taxes for a state where you do not reside. You only pay for a state where you live.
Medware & State Taxes
Actually, this is a common practice for many companies and well within the law. They can't take out your state taxes in Florida, (a) because Florida doesn't have state income tax, (b) you don't live in Florida, and (c) it would be quite a headache when tax time rolls around and you have to claim two states that you work in, even though you actually don't. I have paid my own taxes for years.

Plus, Medware states in their email that was sent to me: At this time today, if you are considering employee status we DO NOT hold out (state) income tax. We are a Florida-based company and Florida does not have state income tax. This will need to be filed by you individually depending upon what state you live in and whether or not you have a state income tax.
They also do not withhold state taxes and
there is no way that is legal in my state as it is my state law that if you are employed by an employer outside the state, that employer MUST withhold state taxes. My state has been investigating them for awhile but I still don't know what happened with that, but I will ask.

Reminds me of another company who used to withhold money for our insurance premiums. Well guess what...when we needed to use our insurance, found out there was none! They too were reported (this was not MW), but all we got was our money back that we paid for the insurance. Sad huh?

These companies are pathetic and I have no respect for this industry whatsoever.
They should take out state taxes for the state
nm
So in actuality, an IC pays MORE taxes than an employee?
nm
SE doesn't take out federal and state taxes, only
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If you are employee and have state taxes, your employer should take out.
I reported a company to my state, who clearly defines on their internet site that if an employee lives in our state yet works for a company in another state that might not have state taxes (for instance, Florida), the company in Florida HAS to comply with taking out state taxes.

From what my state told me, they fined the company heavily for not having deducted state taxes. Check with your state first and see what the law is.

This only applies to employee though.
They refuse to deduct state taxes, if that's
nm
They take out for FICA. You are responsible for state and fed taxes. nm

Does your MTSO take out all federal/state employee taxes? nm
nm
I have never had a problem with an employer withholding state taxes except with one
employer. They say they do not have to but my state says they do. Just the fact that my state sent me back all their late fees because I refused to do the job of the employer tells me I was right in waiting to pay until tax time. That brought it to the attention of my state. I can't wait to see the get the penalty and interest my state will charge them. I know it will take some time for the state to research how many work in my state (and I know at least six minimally), so I will just sit back and wait. My state does not give money back to you readily. LOL High state taxes so when you get your late fees back, you know then the employer being fined is only a matter of time.
The company I work for pays
for radiology by the line .. .08-.09 depending on your assignment .. our radiology MTs do very well.  The radiology work is MRI, DEXA, PET, ULS, and special studies.  Experience in doing more than plain films is essential.  The work is Monday through Friday as these are all outpatient centers.
The company I work for only pays
or anything else. They say we will go more than twice as much and make big, big bucks.  Do you believe that?  I don't.  4 CPL!!! And I bet you can figure out which company on your own.
That is low pay for VR. The company I work for pays almost
twice that. I hate VR. I don't have to do it where I work.
Is this company in Florida that runs out of work? I think we must have the same job LOL
Heaven help us.. I cant have anymore down time.. I'm starving here..
I also work for a company in Florida and we're running

low on work, just within the past 10 days. I know it's due to the hurricane though. My main account was in New Orleans and just isn't dictating and won't be for a while, I guess. They didn't dictate each day but when they did send work about 3 times a week, I could work for 2 straight days w/o running out of their work. I type a lot of lines each day and for me and the others on that account, we are now on our secondary and third accounts which takes takes work away from others.


I work IC for a company who pays by check in mail
Never had a bounced check either.  I can see why you would worry though.  Maybe they will do the switch eventually. 
If your company is never out of work or always back-logged, can you state the name? Thx. nm
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I would gladly recommend.....
someone to be an MT.  I do make a little less than 10 years ago, but not substantially less.  I have been fortunate to work for great companies and I make a great living.  It CAN be done!
Need a company that takes out taxes and has insurance
I can't be an independent contractor because my husband is self employed.  One of us needs to pay for taxes and insurance.  Anybody know of some companies that do this that I could check out?
Working Christmas - gladly. For years I was lucky enough (sm)
to have an in house job where others volunteered to work Xmas, Easter, etc. so those of us with small children could enjoy the holiday.

Now I feel it is my turn to pay back and work the holidays so the mothers of younger children can have that special time with them. It only lasts such a short time.

Happy Holidays to all.
Yes, definitely. Is this company in Florida?
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I would not go with a company that pays so low
and lies about stuff
Almost every company pays more
Just pick any other company and apply.
My company pays more
For acute care. Where I work, ops pay 2 cpl more than clinic notes. The breadth of knowledge required to transcribe op notes across multiple specialties is significant. Obviously it can be learned, but takes time to get proficient at ops.
I would go 110% with the company that pays more...sm
Some will argue, but a good MT shouldn't have a hard time finding a job. I didn't. They are posted everywhere. Go where the money is! I was in the same situation. Going from platform to platform, account to account, slows you down more than you know. Hop on one train and ride it!
I am not an IC, but my company is in a state that
doesn't have state tax and therefore they don't pay any state tax.  I just have extra $$ taken out of DH check to cover me.   The first year I underestimated and got a penalty of about $55 for underpaying, but after that I've gotten a little back, so we finally found the balance. 
what state is this company in?
nm
Can you state the company.....sm
It would help others maybe avoid this person/company?
Can you tell me the state this other company in?
NM
No, my company's not in Florida..but I hope you get
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A company in Florida. The bad news
died down and no posts for quite a while, so I thought it got better, but oh, was I wrong.
Is the same company that is in Clearwater, Florida
xxx or is it a different company?

Very small company in Florida.
There are only a handfull of us working for this company and so when other MTs cherrypick, it really affects the rest of us. I am constantly stuck working all the difficult doctors and trying to get the reports from going out of TAT while other MTs cherrypick the good doctors, even though their reports are no where near TAT.

This just started recently so I don't know if it is someone they just hired or not, but I am tired of it already. Since this has started happening, I have seen my pay drop as I can't get the same lines I could before with a mix of doctors. Now I regularly transcribe for the same three docs that no one wants to do and I am losing about $4 an hour. I am so tempted to just start cherrypicking myself, but that is not in my nature. I play by the rules, and I am getting dinged for it. Since my account manager could care less, I am looking elsewhere, which will be hard as I really love this account and the flexibility it provides, but I can't afford the loss in pay.
8 cpl for IC work? And I get to pay my own taxes too - sheesh nm

If you had to work 3 jobs to pay IC taxes, you were
x
anyone know company who pays weekly?
Are there companies that pay weekly?  Curious.
What company pays per report for QA?

I know a company that pays for 5 if you're off.
nm
My company pays $15 to $18 per hour for QA but

I was offered a QA position and even at the highest hourly amount, I make at least $3 more transcribing.


Depending on how much discipline I have on any particular day, I make anywhere from $20 to $35 an hour but never any less than $20 an hour on production.  Other than my hands killing me periodically, I would much rather transcribe!!


This company pays weekly...nm
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My company pays downtime if
there is no work within your scheduled work time.  You don't have to make it up if there is work later either.  They don't guarantee lines though and the amount they pay is less than most MTs would make by transcribing, but it is money coming in.  We went several months where some accounts were running out of work daily, now lots of accounts on OT until further notice. 
My company pays very weakly! LOL

Work is easy, very nice owner, pays weekly, work in Word.