Urgent action needed for California business

 This was sent to me for my travel business that I have. I wanted to share this with you as we do independent contracting especially with staging. Just another thing to worry about. Please email or call so this does NOT happen. Take a stand NOW!!!

To all California-based Business Owners:

 

December 18, 2008

 

California

 Independent Contracting Income Tax Withholding Proposals

DESCRIPTION:  There is a Democratic budget package proposal in the California Assembly and Senate to institute a 3% income tax withholding on businesses that do independent contracting.

This Democratic proposal would also require businesses to withhold taxes on payments above $600 made to independent contractors, as they are now required to do with salaried employees.

STATUS:  The Assembly and Senate could vote on this proposal TODAY.  

URGENT ACTION NEEDED:  Please contact Democratic California Assembly and Senate members IMMEDIATELY and ask them to oppose any independent contractor withholding proposal.  Additionally, if you have offices or manufacturing facilities in a legislator's district, please mention that as well.

Please contact your California-based distributors and request that they make telephone calls to their legislators TODAY.

TALKING POINTS:

Please use the following as suggestions when calling or sending e-mails to California legislators:

** Independent contractor withholding would substantially hurt or business by reducing the sales force of direct selling companies, negatively impacting the economy.

** The administrative costs of independent contractor withholding would outweigh the minimal amount of any revenue actually collected, but it would most definitely hurt direct sellers.   Democratic California Senate Members' Contact Information:
 

Senator	Phone (District s last 2 digits)	Email
Aanestad, Sam	(916) 651-4004	Senator.Aanestad@ senate.ca. ..gov
Alquist, Elaine	(916) 651-4013	Senator.Alquist@ senate.ca. gov
Ashburn, Roy	(916) 651-4018	Senator.Ashburn@ senate.ca. gov
Benoit, John J.	(916) 651-4037	Senator.Benoit@ senate.ca. gov
Calderon, Ron	(916) 651-4030	Senator.Calderon@ senate.ca. ..gov
Cedillo, Gilbert	(916) 651-4022
Cogdill, Dave	(916) 651-4014	Senator.Cogdill@ senate.ca. gov
Corbett, Ellen	(916) 651-4010	Senator.Corbett@ senate.ca. gov
Correa, Lou	(916) 651-4034	Senator.Correa@ senate.ca. gov
Cox, Dave	(916) 651-4001	Senator.Cox@ senate.ca. gov
Denham, Jeff	(916) 651-4012	Senator.Denham@ senate.ca. gov
DeSaulnier, Mark	(916) 651-4007	Senator.DeSaulnier@ senate.ca. gov
Ducheny, Denise Moreno	(916) 651-4040	Senator.Ducheny@ senate.ca. gov
Dutton, Robert D. (Bob)	(916) 651-4031	Senator.Dutton@ senate.ca. gov
Florez, Dean	(916) 651-4016	Senator.Florez@ senate.ca. gov
Hancock, Loni	(916) 651-4009	Senator.Hancock@ senate.ca. gov
Harman, Tom	(916) 651-4035	Senator.Harman@ senate.ca. gov
Hollingsworth, Dennis	(916) 651-4036	Senator.Hollingswor th@senate. ca.gov
Huff, Bob	(916) 651-4029	Senator.Huff@ senate.ca. gov
Kehoe, Christine	(916) 651-4039	Senator.Kehoe@ senate.ca. gov
Leno, Mark	(916) 651-4003	Senator.Leno@ senate.ca. gov
Liu, Carol	(916) 651-4021	Senator.Liu@ senate.ca. gov
Lowenthal, Alan S.	(916) 651-4027	Senator.Lowenthal@ senate.ca. gov
Maldonado, Abel	(916) 651-4015	Senator.Maldonado@ senate.ca. gov
Negrete McLeod, Gloria	(916) 651-4032	Senator.McLeod@ senate.ca. gov
Oropeza, Jenny	(916) 651-4028	Senator.Oropeza@ senate.ca. gov
Padilla, Alex	(916) 651-4020	Senator.Padilla@ senate.ca. gov
Pavley, Fran	(916) 651-4023	Senator.Pavley@ senate.ca. gov
Romero, Gloria	(916) 651-4024	Senator.Romero@ senate.ca. gov
Runner, George	(916) 651-4017	Senator.Runner@ senate.ca. gov
Simitian, Joe	(916) 651-4011	Senator.Simitian@ senate.ca. ..gov
Steinberg, Darrell	(916) 651-4006	Senator.Steinberg@ senate.ca. gov
Strickland, Tony	(916) 651-4019	Senator.Strickland@ senate.ca. gov
Vacant, SD26	(916) 651-4026
Walters, Mimi	(916) 651-4033	Senator.Walters@ senate.ca. gov
Wiggins, Patricia	(916) 651-4002	Senator.Wiggins@ senate.ca. gov
Wolk, Lois	(916) 651-4005	Senator.Wolk@ senate.ca. gov
Wright, Roderick	(916) 651-4025	Senator.Wright@ senate.ca. gov
Wyland, Mark	(916) 651-4038	Senator.Wyland@ senate.ca. gov
Yee, Leland	(916) 651-4008	Senator.Yee@ senate.ca. gov

   Democratic California Assembly Members' Contact Information:

Member Name	Party	District	Capitol Phone	Email
Ammiano, Tom	Dem	13 th	(916) 319-2013	Assemblymember. Ammiano@assembly .ca.gov
Arambula, Juan	Dem	31st	(916) 319-2031	Assemblymember. Arambula@ assembly. ca.gov
Bass, Karen	Dem	47th	(916) 319-2047	Assemblymember. Bass@assembly. ca.gov
Beall, Jim Jr.	Dem	24th	(916) 319-2024	Assemblymember. Beall@assembly. ca.gov
Block, Marty	Dem	78th	(916) 319-2078	Assemblymember. Block@assembly. ca.gov
Blumenfield, Bob	Dem	40th	(916) 319-2040	Assemblymember. ..Blumenfield@ assembly. ca.gov
Brownley, Julia	Dem	41st	(916) 319-2041	Assemblymember. Brownley@ assembly. ca.gov
Buchanan, Joan	Dem	15th	(916) 319-2015	Assemblymember. Buchanan@ assembly. ca.gov
Caballero, Anna M.	Dem	28th	(916) 319-2028	Assemblymember. Caballero@ assembly. ca.gov
Calderon, Charles M.	Dem	58th	(916) 319-2058	Assemblymember. Calderon@ assembly. ca.gov
Carter, Wilmer Amina	Dem	62nd	(916) 319-2062	Assemblymember. Carter@assembly. ca.gov

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Lori Kim Polk is the Founder and Lead Designer of Artful Journey Designs and Staging, a full service Home Staging and Design Corporation combined with Ryan Dressel from Staged Right Design located in Roseville, California. Recently featured in Sacramento Magazine, Sacramento News and Review, KFBK radio and SMUD's Home of the Future.  We proudly service Granite Bay, Rocklin, Lincoln, Sacramento and surrounding areas. Call us today at 916-300-0402 for our premier services.

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