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HR 4216 102th Congress House Taxation Liability (Law) Social security taxes Tax administration Tax refunds Tax returns Unemployment insurance Withholding tax

Misclassification of Employees Act

Introduced: February 11, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 11, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 11, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Misclassification of Employees Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the waiver of employment tax liability for employers for any period if: (1) the employer did not treat an individual as an employee for purposes of employment taxes; (2) the treatment of such individual was based on a reasonable good faith misapplication of the common law rules used for determining the employer-employee relationship; (3) Federal tax returns for such period were filed on a basis consistent with the treatment of such individual as not being an employee; (4) the employer (and any predecessor) did not treat any other individual holding a substantially similar position as an employee for employment tax purposes after December 31, 1977; and (5) the employer enters into a closing agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to treating such individual as an employee.

Amends the Revenue Act of 1978 to require an employer to have a reasonable basis for not treating an individual as an employee. Repeals the use of a prior audit as a reasonable basis. Removes the prohibition against regulations and rulings on employment status.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the determination of whether an individual is an employee of another person for purposes of unemployment compensation.

What's happening now February 14, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4216: Misclassification of Employees Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4216/
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