I do not agree with deduction for errors, don't do it and don't understand why other MTSO do i
Posted By: tiredwornoutMT on 2006-10-05
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Deduction in pay for errors....
 I was just offered a job at a measly 8 cpl after I took this ridiculously long and time consuming test. I get an email with FAQ and there is a whole section about how much they are going to deduct from your pay for errors. Someone over there has a screw loose. I wish I had not wasted my time. I already have one account that I make about 12 cpl, but I just lost one due to outsourcing, where I started at 9 cpl. I love my first account, but I always like to have 2 just for backup. I so far have been offered 7-1/2 cpl, 7 cpl and 8 cpl. I turned them all down. These people are crazy! If you want a good transcriptionist, PAY FOR IT!!!!
MTSO will deduct for errors?
Hello everyone. I signed a contract that my company can deduct for a certain percentage of errors or too many blanks. Is this the norm? Please advise. I have 10 years of experience but I am still concerned.
Tessier's has lots of errors in it. My MTSO
told me to toss it. I don't know how often they update, my copy is several years old, but Stedman's is MUCH better.
I don't understand these MTSO.
Question: Have any of you been forced to leave a job and you were one of their highest producers with average of 98% QA out of jealousy by other MTs or the QA department? I use to type around 2200 lines a day with 98 to 100% on QA, but was treated very badly, threatened, never appreciated, and my manager even got angry because I had a higher bonus than her pet MT.
I totally agree with you. Even samples passed out by the MT trainer were full of errors
and some were her own creations that she used every day! I could not believe it.
I agree with and understand your
reasoning about why and how. My hesitancy arises from a QA team that seems to thrive on busting people for a misplacing a COMMA, and I'm not anxious to give them a word to chew on that can't be confirmed in ANY dictionary.
What you're saying makes perfect sense. I just wish certain employers out there would adopt your theory.
I understand what you mean and agree...sm
but there are doctors like that and my company said make the client happy. So we do it because otherwise they go elsewhere. Also there is an PA who dictates gravida 1 para 1 and he demands that you put the numbers in subscript. The company has told him over and over this is NOT correct. It should not be done in subscript but he insists his reports be done that way. I get annoyed because he doesn't know what he is talking about. It isn't right but that is the way I am told to do it so I want to keep my job so I do.
Oh okay, I understand what you are saying and I agree...
not only is that unprofessional to call out the MT in front of everyone but it also demoralizes them...how embarrasing...
Agree. MTSO/DO out for company, MT just a
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Robin, I so agree and understand...sm
with what you are saying, but Robin, think of these hard times we are in. I am in such a financial bind right now, on the verge of eviction because I truly believed the company I was with would supply me with enough work as a full time employee...i hung on too long with this particular company. I have moved on, but a day late and a dollar short as it takes time to build up a good check with a new company.
I got lucky tho because things are working out. But think of all the MTs in this situation. I have been noticing lately, that MTs are taking what they can get at this point. This is not a recession we are in folks, but a depression, but the government will never admit to it being a depression.
God helps us all.
I absoutely agree!! Best MTSO and accounts I have ever had!
I agree - easier to read and understand, looks more professional to me
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Two errors per page is a LOT of errors! nm
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Pay deduction with DQS
Well, when I started DQS, I was told by the regional manager I would increase my pay with this program so they were cutting everyone's pay who was transitioning to DQS because of that..So my pay was cut three quarters of a cent per line. I agreed, thinking this was happening to everyone. Well, MQ tried this for a while until a few brave souls quit and others threatened to quit due to the reduction in pay. Now, mind you, I have not had a raise since 1998 and yet they chose to decrease my pay. Even though they have stopped this decision of decreasing pay of people transitioning to DQS, I remain at the deducted pay rate. Do you think I have an argument to try to get my pay rate back?
25% deduction
So, I'm not real clear, are you saying you are a statutory status worker and thus federal is deducted which is what ?? 25% and is withheld. If you were and IC independent contractor, nothing is withheld and you send in the taxes on your own. . Employee and statutory have all or some taxes taken out.
Another Deduction (sorry)
So sorry, I forgot one of the most important deductions, your IRA or SEP IRA,your accountant will know which is best -- this was something my accountant insisted I do years ago; now they are worth "plenty" and I am so grateful to him for insisting I do this. It's all deductible and a wonderful way to save for your retirement.
Get a tax guy, his fee is deduction. FYI, if you
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Deduction is 100%, not 50.
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100% deduction for me too as IC.
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about deduction from mortage
You seem to know quite a bit about this. I have rented in the past and so always deducted proportionally off my rent. I was under the impression there were some not so favorable consequences about deducting off home mortgage, which would be my situation this year, something about having to ante up somehow after you sell the house for the deductions you claimed, depreciating, etc. Can you clarify this any for me or refer me to a site that would explain this in "simple" :-) terms that I could understand? Not sure what I should do this year!!
Office deduction
I can use the money now more than I expect to need it later, as property values continue to go up. Also, after so many years of NOT claiming office deduction, isn't that penalty withdrawn?
Isn't the standard deduction much more than $2K? nm
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I think you just don't take the deduction for it the year before...ask your CPA
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the SEP IRA is a huge deduction...
but I can't say that I've seen people frequently posting they take $10K in deductions. That also means they spent $10K. You may be imagining that. Maybe do an archive search and then try to repost and contact them? As has been frequently said on this post, the only difference between IC and SE is an IC pays another 7.5% self employment tax but then takes deductions. Don't see how that adds up to 10 grand.
HomeOffice Deduction
Can I deduct my home office if I live with a roommate and am not on the lease? I have a room that is used solely for my office.
Sorry, but no 'blanket' 100% deduction
First, forget about a catastrophic illness - if you have a gallbladder or appendix, you can lose your home, right down to just keeping the shirt on your back. I know this for a fact because it happened to me.
Secondly, I fell into the insurance premiums are 100% covered trap personally (2006/2007). When my accountant actually did my taxes and explained the formula used for determining how much of insurance premiums (and out-of-pocket expenses) are figured, my deduction ended up less than 50% of my oop amount. I was disbelieving and demanded my accountant prove this, so they called the IRS and believe me, they proved it. If someone tells you, without reviewing the details of your estimated premium/OOP yearly costs and estimated yearly earnings, that your premiums will be automatically 100% deductible, they do not know what they are talking about. My point is not to be argumentative, it is to remind you that guessing without expert advice about your personal situation can be very costly. Learn from those of us who have paid dearly for poor judgement and bad advice.
Your standard deduction -
Do you have other things to count such as mortgage interest, etc? If you don't, then yes, your standard deduction would be the better deal.
I just finished a personal income tax preparation class in my accounting program in college. I always thought I was doing something with those deductions too until I took this class. Went back and looked at my old returns and lo and behold, always just took the standard deduction.
Personally, I am just upset that I took so much time keeping up with all those receipts and so forth!!!
Can you take home office deduction if you are sm
an employee and how would one guestimate if they would qualify? Looking into this option this year.
Home office deduction
No, but unreimbursed work-related expenses may be deduced on Schedule A.
nix the home office deduction
If you plan on selling your house later on. The deductions you claimed in previous years will be lost when you try to sell. So, if you were planning on selling for $150,000, but you claimed $500 a year in home-office deductions, per year, over ten years, that's $5000 you'll lose out at the end.
Rephrase Deduction Question
I am considered an at-home employee. Not an IC or statutory. I have no itemized expenses to carry forward on the 1040. I take the standard deduction because don't have enough to itemize. My CPA says because of that, I cannot deduct my MT expenses. It does not seem quite fair. Has anybody else had this problem?
get an accountant -- you can take off their fee as a tax deduction and to me, it's worth it to ma
sure my taxes go in quarterly and correctly so that I don't get slammed at the end of the year!
Home Office Deduction
I rent my apartment. I have a home office, which is a room used soley for the purpose of an office, which is the restriction, cannot be part of living room, etc. I deduct portion of rent, all supplies, telephone, cell phone, electric, gas, and oil heat. I don't think your name has to be on the lease, just that you live there and use that room solely as an office. Also, if you travel to and from your job you can deduct mileage, oh and internet connection, which I use mainly for work. Hope that helps you.
Tax guy fee is deduction as is insurance cost if
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Home Office Deduction
I have 2 jobs, one as an employee and one as an IC. I was living in a house with a separate room for an office. I have now moved to an apartment. Will I still be able to deduct some portion of my rent and utilities if I don't have a separate office? I would still be able to deduct office supplies and a percentage of internet and cell phone charges, correct? Thanks in advance for your advice.
Another problem with home office deduction
It has to be exclusive use, so you can't take it if you use the area for other activities than strictly work. Also, I did the depreciation thing with my home and it can come back to bite you if you sell the house and make a profit.
You need to talk to accountant. His fee is tax deduction, you will want several dedections each
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Acct fee is a tax deduction. Find a good one.
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yepper - automatic deduction from invoice
and was not told about it before the fact - just that the account was switching over - was sent the e-mail about "rental" after the fact - then when the foot pedal broke they wanted to charge me for the replacement. Hello? It's a RENTAL??? I still work there but am branching out. It is not the norm.
You don't have to but I take morgage, etc deduction. Need the help now raising family. Plan on
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can you take part of the water bill under the home office deduction? (nm)
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don't need to depreciate computers anymore. take the deduction in the year purchased
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Ya still got errors
Keep trying, you are almost there!
if you had that many errors
then something was wrong from the get go.
>>>It sounded good because I thought it would be less wear and tear on my hands. I type already all day on a FT regular job. I never had a report that didn't need massive changing and it just didn't take long to see that I was getting the proverbial screw.
Like I many times before: [1] have the correct sound card; [2] have the correct microphone (the one that comes with the product is probably not good enough); [3] have VR analyze as many documents as you have available (I have more than 500 MB); [4] add words and phrases to the Word List (decreases errors in the long run); [5] do not dictate like you talk to someone ... you need to ar-ti-cu-late correctly; [6] take the time to correct errors when they occur or at the end of the day. But, if you see an error and change it manually, the program is not going to learn; [7] You cannot use VR for all dictators, but you can for all good dictators. I would not use it for the nightmares from hell, unless they are so repetitive you know what they are going to say as soon as they start to say it.
These are the most critical factors involved with using SR (speech recognition) software. If you eliminate or skip over any ONE of these items, you're going to reduce accuracy.
I've been averaging 99.5% (one to two errors per page) for a long time. It think it's obvious I'm doing something right.
There's nothing more I can say.
Errors
Aunt Bea -- no question is a dumb question. I personally correct errors as soon as I see them. I always have the fear that my spellchecker will not pick them up -- for instance if the error was "too" instead of "to" your spellchecker would not catch it. I leave nothing to chance. Hope this helps.
errors
.25 for typos, commas that don't affect the sentence
2.0 for missed medical terms
2.0 for incorrect use of a medical or nonmedical term
0 for leaving out a significant part of a sentence or replacing anything in a sentence that is not said.
when in doubt - leave a blank
errors
Is it typical for a co. to deduct for errors? I have had some, but nothing that is overly noticable.
Errors
 Do you find that it irritates you probably more than it should to see errors in the newspaper, etc.? I mean, something that will be read by so many people should be proofread to perfection, don't you think? They seem to just jump out at me and I know I'm more critical since I am an MT. How about you?
No, I don't think it is about errors....sm
work is sent to other countries because it is cheaper.
errors
I have a question. Ok say I want to go in to my system tools and do a scan to check for errors and if any fix them. Well I thought this should be in my system tools section. It was with my old computer. On this one which is Windows XP it has disk scan cleanup or something like that to get rid of unnecessary files. Well what about scanning for errors. I don't see that option. Maybe I am missing something?
errors
See when I first started my first job the owner sent me a paper and it had certain things to do to my computer every so often and it said once a month "Scan Disk for errors" and I remember doing this on my Windows 98 but I don't see anything like that on this one. I do defragment once a month. The paper had that also on it. But in addition to defragmenting it said scan disk for errors. I thought that is what I was doing when I did a disk cleanup but I think the disk cleanup is just getting rid of unnecessary files. I can't ask the lady because she died right after I went to work for her. Like in a month. Poor lady. The company was taken over by another company then. I don't know I probably need to ask someone who also worked for Janelle too (previous owners name).
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