This is precisely from a problem that can easily arise when DirecTV sends a non-AT-T employee and that can easily go unnoticed and cost you money. I had launched the service in March and the equipment was installed by an independent third-party installer (he said he installed direcTV, DISH, etc.). I had ordered 2 additional geniuses with my DVR for a total of 3 TV connections. The man presented himself as planned and said he had „four cable televisions.“ I told him that I only ordered units for three TVs, not 4. He said, „No problem, I`ll install the three you want.“ However, it was only yesterday, or 4 months and 4 electronic billing returns later that I discovered that I was charged for a total of 4 geniuses, even though I had only planned 3 installations and the installer activated 3 geniuses. My website showed that I had 4 geniuses and that I had paid for the 4 since March. The 4th additional genius had even recorded his own serial number in my equipment page in detail. I called Billing and they are „investigating“ the problem now that they have made it become a department that could help me. I was told I would know in 3 to 4 business days.

Well, when I got the service call for the activation of my 4K service, the WAS installer, actually an employee in atT uniform, was not an independent contractor. I told him about the 4th ghost genius I paid for, and he immediately said, „You must have had an entrepreneur who did your first installation.“ He then informed me that contractors are required to install the number of connections they have „given“ and that they have indicated on their bill before they even enter the house. Although the contractor never installed the 4th engineer, he reported it as „installed and active,“ including his serial number, although he did not install it. He was then paid for the installation of 4 steps 3 geniuses. So, until yesterday, I paid the last 4 months for someone else (who the installer gave my ghost genius) to use the 4th genius with which I never had to start. Morality: Look carefully at your invoices, especially if you are new to DirecTV and have NOT chosen to get paper invoices as I did, and instead you have chosen electronic billing. Run your own tax documents. The Internal Revenue Service requires you to keep records to declare your taxes as an independent contractor. Keep copies of cheques and deposit slips as well as cost documents. Also keep a copy of your DirecTV contract.

You should also keep a mileage log, as you can depreciate mileage at the installation site. Keep credit card statements so you can pay for all your credit card expenses. Court documents tell a different story with National Consolidated Couriers Inc., a delivery service in Northern California. This month, NCCI and the company`s owner, Tanweer Ahmed, investigated the Ministry of Labour by agreeing to pay $5 million in compensation and compensation to more than 300 workers. The workers would have been misled about the minimum wage and overtime because NCCI had wrongly regarded them as self-employed contractors. Check and sign your contract. Read your contract carefully. Note in particular that you will not be an employee, but an independent contractor. This means that you do not receive benefits and that your own taxes must be withheld from your income.