Tax Office Owner refusing to pay me!

[PlushReyna]

Jurisdiction

Florida

I worked for this lady for 2 weeks. I signed a contract with her. I worked as an Independent contractor with my own PTIN number.

Contract states that I get a percentage off every client that I did under my number.
Anyways, she is going back to client saying thye owe her more money and if they don't pay she is going to amend their taxes and make them owe the IRS for next year.

She is calling em stating that if they do not pay that I am responsible for these surprise fees and that she will not give me my paycheck. I have her on record and text message proof.

This is theft and illegal. She is saying that next year when I file my taxes I will have a big surprise waiting for me.

I called State Attorney and the secretary told me that I should let it go because I will not be able to afford the attorney fees.

She owes me Money! She also can't threaten to damage peoples taxes especially my own!
I need help and legal advice what do i do? Do i show up to her business with officers? It's hard getting a lawyer on the phone and every lawyer I call just directs me to another office. Why is this so hard to get help? I have proof this should be an easy case to win. I want to sue for damages. My own taxes are all messed up because of her. This isn't right.

I worked for her only for 2 weeks because I saw she was doing shady practice. I confronted her about it and I left. I got in contact with my uncle and explained to him the whole situation I even have witness! I have cleints who are willing to vouch for me.

This is a slam dunk case why is no lawyer willing to help me? I want her out of business she is a bully and needs to be stopped.

 

[zddoodah]

Do i show up to her business with officers?

I can tell you 99% certainty that no police officers are going to do this.

Depending on how much $$ you are owed, this may be a good candidate for a small claims suit.

 

[adjusterjack]

This is a slam dunk case why is no lawyer willing to help me?

Call a lawyer and say "I want to hire you. I will pay your hourly fee. I will bring you a check for your retainer."

If you don't do that you won't get a lawyer.

As for that contract, it's probably used to illegally misclassify you as an independent contractor when you likely were an employee.

Since you were only working there for two weeks I suggest you let it go because, it's true, a lawyer will cost you thousands to pursue litigation and you won't get your lawyer fees back.

Whatever records you have about your work, keep them permanently in case there is hanky panky when you get your 1099 next year.

Meantime, you can file a wage claim with your state's wage and hour regulatory agency or sue in small claims court (without a lawyer).

Be more careful in the future and avoid the independent contractor dodge.

 

[army judge]

This is a slam dunk case why is no lawyer willing to help me? I want her out of business she is a bully and needs to be stopped.

There MIGHT be a problem with what you're calling a CONTRACT.

A very simple contract is defined as:

contract
1) n. an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as consideration. Since the law of contracts is at the heart of most business dealings, it is one of the three or four most significant areas of legal concern and can involve variations on circumstances and complexities. The existence of a contract requires finding the following factual elements: a) an offer; b) an acceptance of that offer which results in a meeting of the minds; c) a promise to perform; d) a valuable consideration (which can be a promise or payment in some form); e) a time or event when performance must be made (meet commitments); f) terms and conditions for performance, including fulfilling promises; g) performance. A unilateral contract is one in which there is a promise to pay or give other consideration in return for actual performance. (I will pay you $500 to fix my car by Thursday; the performance is fixing the car by that date). A bilateral contract is one in which a promise is exchanged for a promise. (I promise to fix your car by Thursday and you promise to pay $500 on Thursday). Contracts can be either written or oral, but oral contracts are more difficult to prove and in most jurisdictions the time to sue on the contract is shorter (such as two years for oral compared to four years for written). In some cases a contract can consist of several documents, such as a series of letters, orders, offers and counteroffers. There are a variety of types of contracts: "conditional" on an event occurring; "joint and several," in which several parties make a joint promise to perform, but each is responsible; "implied," in which the courts will determine there is a contract based on the circumstances. Parties can contract to supply all another's requirements, buy all the products made, or enter into an option to renew a contract. The variations are almost limitless. Contracts for illegal purposes are not enforceable at law.

contract
...

The issue with what you term a contract appears to have ONLY your signature affixed to the document. It lacks the signature of the person you allege retained your services.

The missing signature of the hiring official might be problematic, if you refuse to just let it go and move on with your life.

If you go to court, you have the burden of proving your allegations.

Nevertheless, I wish you well.

You might wish to investigate this business:

https://www.dnb.com/business-direct...ter_llc.13ec91a0bed7284fbda2a81915cf7aa3.html

https://www.dnb.com/business-direct...ter_llc.4c90648e7c7bbcbc4a34766f02d1d32c.html

MME1040 Service Center LLC in Orlando, FL 32835 - (407) 745-5655

MME1040 SERVICE CENTER CORP. ORLANDO, FL

 

[flyingron]

You can also file an SS-8 and 8919 with the IRS to get a determination that you were an employee and get what should have been the employer's share of the social security tax back.