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If you are an independent contractor or self-employed, you may be eligible for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans/grants, SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), and/or Unemployment Compensation for losses of income related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Under CARES Act II, unemployed or underemployed independent contractors who have an income mix from self-employment and wages paid by an employer are still eligible for PUA. Under CARES Act I, any such worker was typically eligible only for a state-issued benefit based on their wages.

If you paid someone who is not your employee, such as a subcontractor, attorney or accountant $600 or more for services provided during the year, a Form 1099-NEC needs to be completed, and a copy of 1099-NEC must be provided to the independent contractor by January 31 of the year following payment.

A text message can be a legal document under the ESIGN Act, which gives contracts signed electronically the same weight as paper and ink contracts.As long as these conditions are met, text messages and other forms of electronic communication are considered legally enforceable contracts in court.

The IRS will issue your stimulus payment using the information from your Form SSA-1099 or Form RRB-1099 via direct deposit or by paper check, depending on how you normally receive your Social Security income.

Independent contractors and all non-employees that have company e-mail addresses should have a distinguishing feature of the address that indicates that they are non-employees.Also, make sure that non-employees aren't on general e-mail distribution lists. Intranet and document management system (DMS) access.

Independent Contractors and Self-Employed Individuals Generally, self-employed individuals are not required to complete Form I-9 on themselves, and therefore are not required to use E-Verify. However, all employers, including sole proprietorships, must complete a Form I-9 for each employee they hire.