LOL. Sounds like my home state. nm
Posted By: CTMT on 2005-10-22
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What state are you in? Pay sounds good
depending on what state you are in, but even in CA that okay. May I ask what hospital you worked for before? Just curious with the $21/hr. 
You pay your home state tax, whatever percentage that is. You can claim
deductions for anything associated to your job....i.e., a percentage of your utilities, expenses such as supplies needed to do your job, etc. Save all receipts for any of those items that you purchase related to the job, and I think the 1099 would be sufficient.
Telecommuters being asked to pay taxes for home state of
By TOM HERMAN and RACHEL EMMA SILVERMAN
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
November 1, 2005
A move by the Supreme Court means that many telecommuters could ultimately face higher income-tax bills.
The nation's highest court yesterday declined to hear an appeal by a Tennessee man who telecommuted to New York and was charged by that state for taxes on all his income. Because the Supreme Court won't review his appeal, New York's decision stands.
Many telecommuters could face higher state income-tax bills if other states are emboldened by New York's success and enact similar rules that tax out-of-state telecommuters. Some members of Congress already have introduced legislation to protect telecommuters from such taxes.
Some 9.9 million people work at home full- or part-time for employers other than themselves, according to the Telework Advisory Group at WorldatWork, an association for human-resources professionals. As telecommuting has become increasingly popular in recent years -- and as higher gas prices make commuting even more expensive -- millions of people are working in one state for employers in other states. Tax issues may arise over which state or states can tax a worker's income.
New York, a high-tax state that's home to many large corporations, has pursued out-of-state telecommuters aggressively. "By its silence, the Supreme Court permits other states to do the same," says Nicole Belson Goluboff, an attorney who has written extensively on telecommuting law. "Any state might find this attractive and go ahead and start taxing nonresidents."
A handful of other states, including Pennsylvania and Nebraska, already have rules similar to New York's.
The case at issue involved Thomas Huckaby, a computer specialist who lives in Nashville. Earlier this year, New York's highest court, in a 4-3 decision, said Mr. Huckaby owed New York taxes on all of his income from a New York employer -- even though Mr. Huckaby had spent only about 25% of his time in New York and the other 75% in Tennessee.
The Huckaby case involved a New York State tax-department rule affecting people who live in another state, work for a New York employer and occasionally come to New York on business. That rule says income from work performed out of state is taxable by New York unless it's done for the employer's "necessity." Mr. Huckaby acknowledged his employer didn't require him to work in Tennessee, says Peter L. Faber, a New York lawyer who represented him. Mr. Faber argued New York's "convenience" test violated state law and the U.S. Constitution by taxing income earned out of state.
The New York rule could have wide-ranging implications. It may affect not only people like Mr. Huckaby, but also others who live in neighboring states, work in New York and choose to do some of their work at home. "We need federal legislation" to protect both types of workers, Ms. Goluboff says.
Consider the case of Edward A. Zelinsky, a law-school professor who lives in New Haven, Conn., and teaches at a law school in New York City. He says New York taxed him on all his law-school wages even though he spent 60% of his time at home doing research, writing, and grading exams and papers. Prof. Zelinsky lost his case in New York's highest court, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the decision in 2004.
New York adopted its rule many years ago. Officials were concerned about commuters who lived in a neighboring state, such as Connecticut, and brought work home on weekends, worked on Saturday and Sunday, and then claimed to owe New York tax on only five-sevenths of their income, instead of 100%.
Telecommuters might get a reprieve if Congress passes proposed legislation called the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act. The bill, which seeks to prevent states from collecting taxes from employees for work performed outside that state, was sponsored by Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd and Republican Rep. Christopher Shays, both from Connecticut. Under the bill, workers would have to be physically present and working in a state for that state to be allowed to collect income tax from employees.
Sen. Dodd said yesterday that the court's move "underscores the need" to take legislative action.
The Supreme Court announcement is not a decision on the case's merits. The lower-court ruling stands and could, of course, lead other states to enact such rules. But it doesn't mean that the court has decided the issue or that such laws will be upheld if appealed in the future. Copyright © 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Work for a company in a state that has no state income tax
I think there are 3 or 4 out there (Florida, Texas, and a few others.) Then you really avoid the tax situation.
Name a state and put every company in that state under suspicion.
Tell what the first letter of the company is and every company with that initial will be suspect. I would imagine that everyone who works for that company has received an inquiry from department of labor, so they would all be aware of it.
Why do we persist in setting up companies to be torn down when there is no reason for it. If a company is suspect, then give the name of the company, don't give big hints that cover at least 5 companies, 4 of which may be the best companies to work for, but fall into the category of an alphabetical letter, etc.
Contact your local BBB in your state and in their state if different from yours.
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Not mandatory, as you state it depends on your state - sm
or county. Where I am I do not need it; though if I was cutting grass or landscaping I would where I live, makes no sense to me as I am providing a service, but very happy I don't have to have one. We pay personal property tax here and I would have to list all my business related equipment and pay taxes on it every year I was in business. So until I am told otherwise by my county, I will not be getting a business license.
varies from state to state...nm
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deluded are ye? state by state..sm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051501201.html
http://www.votefraud.org/vote_fraud_articles_by_state.htm#VO
http://www.votefraud.org/
Some people just CHOOSE to live in DE NILE (DENIAL) and we all see you are ONE OF THOSE.
Some of us CHOOSE to go through life as a REALISTS!
  
Things are different from state to state, but I think
you probably could, if you are actually "laid off." You would have to get a letter from your surgeon regarding your temporary disability status and take to the unemployment office and to Medicaid....but you know how Medicaid works, 1.5 pennies over the income limit, you don't get it. But, as I stated, laws differ from state to state, so you would have to inquire or go on their websites and see what they will approve and what they will not.
If not in your state, try filing in THEIR state. Then they
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Each state has different laws. Where I live, if I have clients in the same state I live in, yes I ne
have clients from another state, no I do not need a license. Every state is different. I checked with my attorney and the State Business offices.
My kids have suffered greatly from me working at home with them home. SM
I have been working at home as an MT since my two kids were born. They are now 4 and 5. In the first few years, I had no help whatsoever. Their father was a bum who didnt work or take care of them while I worked. Your children get neglected while you work basically. And babies and young children desperately need your attention while they are home with you.
My kids have so many behavioral problems right now because of their neglect. I would try to set them up with things to occupy themselves, like coloring or a movie, etc.
I finally put them in day care and things have improved, but there are still a lot of issues because of the damage that was done. They still try to seek attention by doing bad things and they dont listen to me because they are so used to me letting them get away with a lot of stuff because I was too busy typing to discipline them in their early years.
If I could do it all over again, I would definitely have put them into day care from the very beginning.
My advice would be to seek PT care for your baby. Maybe you can do some work around her schedule a little when she is home, like when she takes a nap, and then bang out a bunch of work while she is in day care.
I enjoy being alone at home, but I've got one home sick from school already.
One on one with a kid is nice, too.
This summer has been absolutely crazy. I haven't had a moment to myself for three months because all of my kids were home traipsing their friends through the house and yard. My husband switched his work schedule, too, so he's around more than usual. However, I like not having to do two loads of dishes and four loads of laundry a day. There are no toys or clutter dragged out everywhere. I can clean the house first thing in the morning, and it stays clean until everyone gets home at night.
I even got to relax with a cup of coffee and watch TV for half an hour this morning, something I liked for a change instead of cartoons or kids' movies. I signed up for an online class that I've been wanting to take. I can exercise without being interrupted. Yesterday, I went to the mall and spent all my saved up gift cards. I got some clothes, books, bath stuff, and a new coffee mug. My work gets done a lot faster, too. Call me nuts, but I've never had the luxury of being alone in the house for 14 years. It's kinda nice. I love my family with all my heart, but I love having a few hours to myself each week, too.
Except now the cat and dogs have been acting weird since the kids went back to school. They must think that I need someone or something to clean up after and correct behavior on. They're getting into everything and racing around the house behind me.
my take is that she worked inhouse, not at home, and now wants to find out how to work at home. nm
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Forget "per line." Your take-home pay should be taking home SM
roughly what it was before. If it is not, is it because your current pay rate for editing (which in many companies keeps changing as the VR system is developed) is too low or is it because your talents and skills are more for speed typing than speed editing?
If the first, discuss it with higherups, and go get a new job if you don't get the response you need. My last MTSO was secretly refiguring how production was counted to pay us less. I can accept hard reality, it was the secrecy that burned. Sometimes, though, it's just that the learning curves of individual editors and that of the system aren't in sync, and you end up temporarily making less.
If the second, though, recognize it as soon as possible and change to straight transcription work, in your company or a new one, for as long as you can find it.
As for why we aren't paid more for a higher skill, that's just the way the labor supply ball bounces. Best wishes.
I think she means she has wireless TO her home, not IN her home..nm
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hospital at-home -vs- national at home
I have an interview today with a hospital...work in-house for 3 months, then go home, paid on production. I don't know as of yet what they pay production, so my question is to anyone who works for a hospital at home AND has also worked for a national at home...
Which would be the best to choose? The hospital offers great benefits, but the national I work for now also has benefits, not as good as the hospital, though. Any input would be most appreciated!
Ditto for me. Have done both outside the home and in the home. We all have
bad days, but I sure would not want to trade working at home for anything. Just being here for my kids is worth every bad day!
what state are you in. May be able to tell you nm
:)
Again, I must state...
Why does any state take them in
"we have enough losers of their kind here already, i'm pissed"
WHY? Because your have competition???? As they say, it takes one to know one.
Your just a very sad case if you ask me & probably would be the first to demand it all if it were you
Can you tell us what state they are in?
or the first letter of their name? TIA
state -
Wyoming/Montana.
Did not want to state her as there are men who are MTs also.
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What state are you in? Maybe we can help.
you state....
"serving his country" Our military over in Iraq is NOT serving the USA, sorry to speak. I support our soldiers and have several friends and my brother over there serving. But, I am not in support of the war itself or our president who put us there.
In reply to some of the other posts.......I also have friends who got a good education paid for due to their service in the military, so yes it is a reason for many to enlist. I would not encourage my own child to enlist, mostly due to fear that he or she would need to go to war one day and my love for them far outweighs my love for my country. And, I personally don't feel that war is the path God leads us in.....
All the ads do not state exactly what they want....sm
a lot of them do state looking for IC status but most certainly do want to dictate times working and weekends, been there and needless to say refused !!
maybe goes by state.
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What state are you in?
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State
I am in North Carolina, but the this is coming from Illinois. It just sounds like a mess to me. I know you can get incorporated online, but I would rather talk to an attorney first.
Any info on proprietorship would be appreciated. Sounds like more federal, state and county money.
I do all that you state above but I do know - sm
that many don't do this. I have 2 IC jobs, neither has a true QA dept. I am expected to proof my work by relistening, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, though I do always go over it quickly. My one manager complains a lot about how most of the MTs do not take the time or effort to look up doctor names, or to call her if they have trouble with a name. I have told her a million times it is because (1) they don't care, (2) they won't take the time since they are not getting paid for it. I generally limit myself to 5 minutes, then if I cannot find it I call her later on and she finds it for me and I fill in my blank. Yeah, it is a pain to do and cuts into my bottom line but I do turn in good work and they have no complaints as far as I am concerned anyway. Too many MTs think they are above the little stuff that counts, one more reason for hospitals to outsource to India. At my one IC job, we just got the work stopped from going to India overnight, which is great, now we have more work than we know what to do with and are working our butts off to keep in TAT, but at least we are the ones earning the money; so if I have to be a bit more dilagent in more work it is worth it, and I wish other (more) MTs felt the same.
What state was this in? How's the pay?
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state
What state are you from? I live in Indiana
its different in every state nm
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Out-of-State
No...you would not be a resident of that state, so therefore, you still have to pay your state taxes. They usually dont care where you do the work as long as it gets done. I travel quite a bit and have my platform on both my desktop and laptop so that I can work wherever I am at the moment.
So, are you going to tell us the state???
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Oh, my, again I will state
about the fact your program is not being trained. On the weekends I type mostly ESLs and if I did not have Escription I would pull my eyebrows out 1 by 1 (including the nails on my fingers). You should never have to retype like you are saying, never. Why are you using the so called "hot" keys? You do not have to do this, I don’t, had typed far too long straight to learn a new trick now and do great with the mouse alone. As I press my foot pedal once the actual dictation starts each word is encapsulated in a red box, always lets me know where I am. Get your mouse, give that a try (the companies are not going to fire you because of not using the hot keys) and see if that will alleviate some of the distaste you are having at this time. Wish I knew how to tell you about the sorry reports you are getting but your program is not learning, simple as that.
check out state
Maybe check out state or federal jobs. That is how I started. I was hired with absolutely no experience to work in a clinic for the state. They then sent me to a local college at night and paid for my education. MQ used to hire from transcription schools. I dont know if they still do. I think I read also where Encompass does. I know Chronicle Transcripts used to as I worked there as lead transcriptionist and used to help train newbies. Good luck!
State of the MT industry
Obviously, you work some place that pays very well and you might even have secure employment. If so, that's great. Some of us worked for companies that were sold or sent all their work offshore and we had to take jobs where we could get them. Don't be so quick to judge other peoples' choices. It's true that in some companies, wages are lousy, but do you really think you'd be a fry cook at the clown's over working from a home office? If you are earning great wages and have a good job, I sure hope you're able to help other MTs find something as good as what you've got.
Which state board?
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Although you state you would never recommend
a company you work for, you are indirectly recommending them when you question a particular MTs experience with that company and go on to state your positive take on it. I believe that MTs' loyalties should to be one another and not the MTSOs, and that we should do everything we can to support and encourage one another. It's not easy these days being an at-home MT, so let's pull together.
Lower NY state 2.39 and up. nm
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What state do you live in?
Here in Texas, all they ever do is talk about it, never do it.
Depends on your state.
In California, 40% of what you bring home needs to be put aside for tax time! :( It's awful.
Around our state the going rate is....sm
10-12 cpl for that same 65 character line for office work, 12-14 cpl for the same 65 character line for hospital work.
That's right! Excellent way to state that!
Even at 8 cents a line you can make $20 an hour with just 250 lines in an hour.
There's 2. Got the contact name or the state? nm
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What state do you live in?
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The State of Datelessness
Daaawling..... give us your statistics (tell us a little 'bout yourself) and we can probably hook you up in a flash.
I am from Washington state, right
on the Canadian border, about 90 miles north of Seattle. I lived in Florida for about 20 years and never got it down there, just up here.
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