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/APPEND SECT1706
******* I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ON THIS NET WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
******* FOR THIS IMPORTANT MEMO, SO I HOPE SOMEONE HERE WILL
******* ROUTE IT TO WHEREVER IS BEST ****
******* JUST SO LONG AS SOMEONE SEES IT!
******* IT MIGHT BE USED TO CREATE A FORUM CALLED 'SECT1706'
***
This is a new forum dedicated to Section 1706 of the 1986 Tax Reform Act,
affecting every consultant in high-technology industries.
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*** URGENT, Senator Moynihan (D-NY) Buries Computer Consultants
A midnight ammendment to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 will make it almost
impossible for high-tech consultants (programmers, analysts, engineers, etc.)
to operate as independent contractors. Section 1706 prohibits most "persons
providing services such as engineer, designer, drafter, computer programmer,
systems analyst or other similarly skilled workers engaged in a similar line
of work" from operating independent businesses. They would be forced to become
employees of technical services firms. For more information, contact:
TECNA (Technology Consultants National Association)
230 Park Avenue - Suite 2525
New York, NY 10169
Hotline: 212-766-0898,99
National: 1-800-235-6646, ext. 843
California: 1-800-235-6647, ext. 843
and
Independent Computer Consultants Association
New York and New Jersey Chapter
129 Sierra Vista Lane
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
212-690-7790
201-862-4734
National: PO Box 27412
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-997-4633
800-GET-ICCA
also, the 'CONSULT' forum of CompuServe.
and IMMEDIATELY write your senators and congressmen. If you do not know who
to contact in your area, ask the ICCA, address and phone number above.
--Eric Schutz
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