help, I need to vent!

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Posted by Anne Beltestad on September 3, 2003 at 15:22:08:

so right before I went to Europe Kenzi and I did a gig at my
university. Cool, nice people, high hourly rate, etc. She did
another gig by herself, then we have one planned for tomorrow.
OK, no problem, it's a really bureaucratic place but I filled out
all the right forms so we could get paid, and had a friend deposit
the check while I was gone.
Well, the morons made an accounting error and added a zero to the
end of the amount. I hoped they wouldn't find out, but have no
problem paying it back.
That wasn't the end of it, though. I got an email (forwarded from
the guy who hired me, who is cool) that the accounting department
decided I should pay taxes!
Why? Because I am an employee of the university - a miserably
underpaid part-time employee - and since I exist in the records as
such I (and by extension Kenzi) have to pay taxes - or I pay double
taxes and give Kenzi what she is owed.
Not only that but they combined the total (miscalculated) amount
with my regular paycheck, and took taxes out of the bulk!
I'm wondering if any of you have ever had anything like this happen
(I haven't, in five years + of doing this) or if any of
you "independant contractor veterans" have done work for a place
where you are also on the payroll and had this happen, or if anyone
has any advice.
Basically, I'm not giving them any money back until they agree that
I was an independent contractor in a separate relationship with the
university and should not pay taxes as I would report that
separately.
thanks for listening and for any advice.

henna in New York

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Thanks for listening... Anne Beltestad 15:29:47 9/4/2003 (1)
- wishing u luck =))) n/t txilar 17:35:51 9/4/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! Natasha 17:43:25 9/3/2003 (1)
- Yikes! txilar 22:12:52 9/3/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! Lauren 17:26:29 9/3/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! Willowhawk 17:17:44 9/3/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! Erfan 16:50:48 9/3/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! txilar 15:34:29 9/3/2003 (0)
Re: help, I need to vent! Amira 15:30:53 9/3/2003 (0)

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: so right before I went to Europe Kenzi and I did a gig at my : university. Cool, nice people, high hourly rate, etc. She did : another gig by herself, then we have one planned for tomorrow. : OK, no problem, it's a really bureaucratic place but I filled out : all the right forms so we could get paid, and had a friend deposit : the check while I was gone. : Well, the morons made an accounting error and added a zero to the : end of the amount. I hoped they wouldn't find out, but have no : problem paying it back. : That wasn't the end of it, though. I got an email (forwarded from : the guy who hired me, who is cool) that the accounting department : decided I should pay taxes! : Why? Because I am an employee of the university - a miserably : underpaid part-time employee - and since I exist in the records as : such I (and by extension Kenzi) have to pay taxes - or I pay double : taxes and give Kenzi what she is owed. : Not only that but they combined the total (miscalculated) amount : with my regular paycheck, and took taxes out of the bulk! : I'm wondering if any of you have ever had anything like this happen : (I haven't, in five years + of doing this) or if any of : you "independant contractor veterans" have done work for a place : where you are also on the payroll and had this happen, or if anyone : has any advice. : Basically, I'm not giving them any money back until they agree that : I was an independent contractor in a separate relationship with the : university and should not pay taxes as I would report that : separately. : thanks for listening and for any advice.
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