H.R. 6653: Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012
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H.R. 6653: Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-12-12 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-12-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012
Plain summary
Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. Prohibits: (1) any retroactive assessment of employment tax, except with respect to certain skilled workers, for tax periods after December 31, 1978, unless the employer had no reasonable basis for not treating a worker as an employee, and (2) the issuance, after the enactment of this Act, of Treasury regulations with respect to the employment status of any individual for purposes of the employment tax. Establishes safe harbor provisions upon which a service recipient or payor may rely in classifying a service provider as an independent contractor rather than as an employee where the service provider: (1) incurs significant financial responsibility for providing and maintaining equipment and facilities to perform work under a contract; (2) incurs unreimbursed expenses or risks income fluctuations because remuneration is directly related to sales or other output rather than solely to the number of hours actually worked or expenses incurred; (3) is compensated on factors related to the work performed and not solely on the basis of hours or time expended; and (4) substantially controls the means and manner of performing the contract services, the specifications of the service recipient or payor, and any additional contractual requirements.
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Official text
Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6653.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6653 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112