Since I didn't send in my W9 info yet, my account with ARS is frozen. So I guess they have to withhold tax on me which makes me an employee instead of a reseller. Since I can't get paid then I guess I was terminated by "no fault of my own" because I don't have a fax, or a printer or acrobat reader to process the form. They had they option of mailing me the form so it's not my fault right?
This makes me eligible for unemployement...right?
I think ARS made a strategic mistake by declaring resellers as contractors instead of classifying us as retailers of their products.
As retailers we are only required to provide a tax id or SSN.
What if I refuse to file a W9 or drop dead or something?
Will the IRS hold ARS responsible for not withhold taxes and failing to pay into the unemplyment fund and matching Social Security taxes for the last 5 years.