9.12 Independent Contractor Services
last updated: 08/15/2007
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Purpose|
Background|
ICON Form|
Compliance|
Related Manuals|
Definitions
Policies|
Arranging for Independent Contractor Services Prior to the Engagement
How to Complete the UA ICON Form|
Requesting Payment with a Check Request
How to Request Reimbursement of Expenses|
Reporting Payment for Services
Independent Contractor Payment Summary Chart |
Print version of the Summary Chart
| Purpose: |
To provide guidelines for distinguishing between "employee" and
"independent contractor" status and safeguarding the University and its
employees from potential liability related to incorrect classification.
Note: This policy does not apply to reimbursements to
employees or individuals for recruiting expenses. Refer to
9.10, Requisitions/Reimbursements.
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| Policy Owner: |
Financial Management |
| Background: |
The Internal Revenue Code refers to three basic payment types:
scholarship/fellowship,
independent contractor and
employee.
Scholarship recipients are not expected to provide a
service whereas employees and independent contractors
are expected to provide a service.
The Internal Revenue Service presumes that all
individuals who provide a service are employees
unless there is evidence to support the classification
of the individual as an independent contractor. Therefore,
if a University department engages an individual as an
independent contractor, the department must supply the
necessary evidence to support this position.
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Independent Contractor Form: |
Determining independent contractor status is driven
by facts and circumstances. The facts and circumstances
that make one individual an independent contractor may
differ from those that make another individual an independent
contractor. There are literally volumes of court cases
related to this topic. These cases were used as a conceptual
framework for the Internal Revenue Service to develop a
list of the most common and significant independent
contractor characteristics. The Financial Services Office
has summarized and simplified the IRS list of characteristics
on the Independent Contractor Form (UA ICON form).
Forms are
available from Accounts Payable or Purchasing OR
in PDF or WORD formats from the eForms website.
This form is not required when contracting with a business
entity that has a valid Employer Identification Number.
This identification number must be provided on the dPR notepad.
See definition of Employer
Identification Number.
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Compliance: |
Failure to comply with the policies outlined in this section
may result in penalties for violation of State and Federal
laws and/or University policies such as:
- State Worker's Compensation Laws;
- Federal laws pertaining to employment, for example, I-9;
- Internal Revenue Code regarding payroll taxes; for example, Social Security, Medicare, federal withholding obligations;
- Internal Revenue Code regarding qualification of pension plans;
- State Unemployment Insurance;
- University policies associated with hiring employees; for example, Classified Staff Personnel Policy Manual, UHAP.
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Related Manuals: |
Purchasing Policies
Classified Staff Human Resources Policy Manual:
University Handbook for Appointed Personnel (UHAP):
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- Employee: The University controls
both how and what the individual must do in exchange for
remuneration.
- Independent Contractor: The University controls only what the individual must do in exchange for remuneration.
- Scholarship/fellowship: Payments that are philanthropic in nature. Such payments do not require the recipient to provide a service in exchange for funds.
- Business Entity: Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Governmental Agencies, and Trusts.
- Employer Identification Number (EIN):
All "business entities" must have an employer identification
number. This is a unique nine digit number assigned by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) to a business in the "business entity's" name. In
Arizona, an EIN often begins with the numbers "86." The normal format
of an employer identification number is XX-XXXXXXX. An example of an EIN
is 86-1234567. An employer identification number is similar to a social
security number in that it is used by the IRS to identify a particular
taxpayer. It is different than a social security number in its format,
social security numbers are formatted XXX-XX-XXXX. Another
difference is that an employer identification number is used to identify
a "business entity" whereas a social security number is used to identify
an individual.
- Guest Speakers: Professionals usually engaged by departments
to speak on academic and research topics to a specific audience. Examples:
Visiting professionals or specialists, and seminar presenters. Speakers
generally receive reimbursement of expenses and/or a nominal sum as
payment for their services. This category does not include entertainers
as defined below.
- Entertainers: Persons engaged to perform, for example,
musicians, actors, comedians or other performing artists. Professional
speakers may be included in this category but are differentiated from
guest speakers in that they generally perform for a broad or general
audience and are often engaged by student organizations, cultural
resource centers, or UAPresents as opposed to an academic or research
department.
- Visiting Experts: These individuals are not current or former
University employees but will serve in an advisory or consulting capacity
with a University employee (for example, an individual working "with" a
University employee in a "collaboration between equals" type arrangement)
on a specific project. Visiting experts also include academic program
reviewers. An academic program reviewer is selected based upon his or her
stature in a particular field and is expected to review programs in his
or her field of expertise for quality in relation to program mission.
- Conflict of Interest: A conflict of
interest exists when a personal influence might bear upon or appear to
bear upon a decision made by a University employee in his or her capacity
as a public employee. Any employee of the University, or
relative of an employee, who has a substantial interest
in any contract, sale, purchase, or service, including
consulting, involving the University shall (a) make this fact
known to the University Director of Procurement and (b) refrain
from participating in any manner in such contract, sale or purchase.
Further definition and examples of conflicts of interest are provided
in the Purchasing Policies Manual, section 1.4,
the University Handbook for Appointed Personnel, section 2.06.08, and
the Classified Staff Personnel Policy Manual, section 413.0.
- Subject Pay: Payment to an individual for voluntary participation as a subject in a research project.
- Nonresident Aliens: Payments to nonresident
aliens are
governed by
section
9.16, Payments to Nonresident Aliens, which contains detailed
information about payments allowed and
documentation required. Refer to section 9.16 before a nonresident
alien is hired to perform any service. Some visa types do not allow payments to
nonresident aliens as independent contractors.
- If the department cannot provide sufficient evidence to support the classification of an individual as an independent contractor, the individual must be employed in accordance with the Human Resources Organization policies.
NOTE: It is the department's responsibility to assure that appropriate
evidence has been gathered to support the position that the
University has engaged an independent contractor. The
department should contact Tax Compliance if it needs
assistance in making the independent contractor determination.
- Individuals cannot pay independent contractors with personal funds and then request reimbursement
from the University. The University will not reimburse anyone who pays an independent contractor with
his/her own funds. All requests for payments to independent contractors must be submitted in accordance
with this policy and all payments must be made directly from the University to the independent contractor.
- Former University Employees. A former University of Arizona employee rehired as a consultant
will
rarely meet the IRS's criteria for independent contractors, especially if the former employee is rehired
during the same calendar year in which he/she terminated employment at the University. A department that
engages a former employee as a consultant will almost always be required to use the employment process and
make payments through payroll. The department should contact Tax Compliance before any work is performed if
it needs assistance in determining whether or not a former employee may be treated as an independent
contractor.
- Due to the nature of the university's business the
following individuals will always be classified as employees:
- Anyone who teaches a course from which students may receive academic
credit.
- Individuals performing trade type duties (for
example,
clerical,
janitorial, grounds keeping services, farm attendants, laboratory
technicians). However, when the university engages a temporary agency to
provide these trades type services (for example, K-temp), the agency will
be considered an independent contractor.
- "Business Entities" will always be
classified as independent
contractors IF they provide the University with a valid Employer Identification Number (EIN). The EIN
must be provided on the dPR notepad. When engaging a "business entity,"
checks issued by Accounts Payable will be paid to the order of the
business entity not an individual.
- In most circumstances, arrangements to engage an independent
contractor must be made with a Purchase Requisition prior to
commencement of the work (see "Arranging
for Independent Contractor Services Prior to the Engagement"). When a
Purchase Requisition is required, a Purchase Order will be issued. In
specific limited circumstances, a Check Request is allowable. See
"Requesting Payment with a Check Request."
- If the independent contractor is to be paid from a sponsored project
grant or contract account (3-00000 through 4-99999), prior written
approval from the sponsor is required when the contract or grant
specifically requires prior approval.
- Restrictions apply to hiring certain persons as independent
contractors, as follows:
- If an employee of one department is hired by
another department to perform additional duties, complete a Supplemental
Compensation Form to request the additional pay.
- Normally, students should be hired
as employees in accordance with the Human Resources Organization
policies, not as independent contractors. However, if appropriate
to engage a student as an independent contractor, the student
cannot be paid from Federal Work Study funds due to Federal
Regulations.
- If a nonresident alien is being considered,
review section 9.16 carefully since
specific
policies apply.
- Federal employees cannot be engaged as
independent contractors on federally-sponsored contracts or grants.
- If conflict of interest is involved, specific
competitive bid procedures are required prior to the independent
contractor being engaged. Contact Purchasing for additional information.
- When an individual's or a business entity's fees plus expenses will be:
- Equal to or less than $10,000 for a single engagement or
project, the bidding process is not required. The department selects the
independent contractor and provides Purchasing with a statement outlining
how and why the particular provider was chosen.
- Greater than $10,000 but no more than $50,000 for a single
engagement or project, a competitive selection process is required.
If approval is obtained from Purchasing, the department can be
delegated the authority to conduct this competitive selection
process. Contact Purchasing for an information packet before
starting the selection process. The department should solicit
at least three (3) written responses from individuals or business entities.
- Greater than $50,000 for a single engagement or project, Purchasing must solicit proposals and advertise the requested services.
Arranging for Independent Contractor
Services prior to the Engagement
- The department clearly defines what needs to be done.
- The department determines the total cost for providing the services,
including reimbursable expenses. If the total cost will be:
- Equal to or less than $10,000 for a single engagement or
project:
NOTE: A Check Request may be used to request payment
in some instances, refer to Requesting
Payment with a Check Request.
- The department sends a UA ICON form to the individual identified as a
potential independent contractor. The properly completed UA ICON form is
sent as an attachment to the dPR (see "How to
Complete UA ICON form"). The UA ICON form is not required for a
business entity with a valid Employer
Identification Number (EIN). You must include the EIN in the notepad
area of the dPR.
- If the department or independent contractor desires a written
contract documenting the arrangements, forward the contract to the
Contracting Office for approval prior to the start of services. The
University's contract form is preferred and is available from the
Contracting Office. Using the University's contract will result in a
faster turnaround time. In the absence of other contracts, the Purchase
Order will serve as the contractual agreement with the selected provider.
- To initiate a Purchase Order, prepare a
dPR itemizing the following information:
- Description and scope of work to be performed.
- Date work is to commence and be completed.
- Description of contract price (how and at what rate
is the service provided to be paid, for example, hourly,
daily, weekly, not to exceed a specified amount, or other restrictions).
- Specific persons or professional classifications of who are to
perform the work.
- The rates to be charged for persons or professional classifications
performing the work.
- Descriptions and amounts of any other cost included (see "How to Request Reimbursement of
Expenses").
- Method and schedule of payment.
- Greater than $10,000 but no more than $50,000
for a single project or engagement (see
d. if sole source):
- The department sends a description and scope of the work to be
performed and an information packet which contains the "Agreement for
Outside Professional Services" and insurance requirements obtained from
Purchasing to the entities solicited.
If the entity solicited is an individual, the department
must also send a UA ICON form along with the proposal
response. The UA ICON form is not required for business
entities with a valid EIN.
The EIN must be included in the notepad area of the dPR.
- Send the completed Agreement (two (2) originals),
certificates of insurance and proposal responses to Purchasing
with the dPR (Purchase Requisition) as an attachment. For
individuals, also include a properly completed UA ICON form
as an attachment to the dPR
(see "How to Complete UA ICON form").
- The department shall include a statement outlining why the particular
entity (individual or business) was chosen from those entities solicited.
- The Purchase Order and the signed Agreement will be the contract with the selected entity.
- To initiate a Purchase Order, prepare a dPR itemizing the following information:
- Description and scope of the work to be performed
- Date work is to commence and be completed
- Description of contract price (how and at what rate
is the service provided to be paid, for example, hourly,
daily, weekly, not to exceed a specified amount, or other restrictions)
- Specific persons or professional classifications who are to perform the work
- The rates to be charged for persons or professional classifications
performing the work
- Descriptions and amounts of any other costs included (see "How to Request Reimbursement of Expenses")
- Method and schedule of payment
- Will be greater than $50,000 for a single engagement or project (see d. if sole source)
- Prepare a dPR itemizing the following information:
- Description and scope of the work to be performed.
- Date work is to commence and be completed
- Recommended individual's and/or business entity's to include in the solicitation.
- Purchasing in conjunction with the requesting department, will
prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP) and advertise the requirements
in a newspaper of general circulation. Selection of the
independent contractor must be based on the evaluation criteria
stated in the proposal.
- Will be greater than $10,000 for a single engagement or project AND the department believes that a sole source* situation exists with the selected independent contractor.
- The department should contact Purchasing and provide written documentation to fully justify and support a sole source determination.
- If Purchasing does not concur with the request for sole source,
the competitive selection procedures detailed in either (b) or (c)
above must be followed. If Purchasing does
concur with the sole source request as a waiver for
competitive bidding, the department will send a signed
"Agreement For Outside Professional Services" (two [2] originals),
certificates of insurance and written proposal by the selected individual
or business entity and a properly completed UA ICON form
(when applicable - See "How to Complete UA
ICON form"), as a dPR (purchase requisition) attachment. The Purchase
Order and signed Agreement will be the contract with the selected
individual or business entity.
* The ABOR Procurement Code states: "A contract
may be awarded for a material, service or construction item without
competition if the procurement officer determines in writing that
there is only one source for the required material, service or
construction item. Sole source procurement shall be avoided
except when no reasonable alternative source exists.
A written determination of the basis for the sole source
procurement shall be included in the contract file."
- To initiate a Purchase Order, prepare a dPR itemizing the following information:
- Description and scope of work to be performed
- Date work is to commence and be completed
- Description of contract price (how and at what rate
is the service provided to be paid, for example, hourly,
daily, weekly, not to exceed a specified amount, or other restrictions)
- Specific persons or professional classifications who are to perform the work
- The rates to be charged for persons or professional classifications performing the work
- Descriptions and amounts of any other costs included (see "How to Request Reimbursement of Expenses")
- Method and schedule of payment
- The department sends the UA ICON form to the individual selected
How to Complete the UA ICON form
- The department sends a copy of the UA ICON form to the individual
that will be performing services. UA ICON forms are
available from Accounts Payable or Purchasing OR
in PDF or WORD formats from the eForms website.
- The individual (potential independent contractor) completes the UA
ICON form, signs it, and returns it to the department.
- The department reviews the UA ICON form for completeness and
accuracy. The Form is complete when all questions on the Form
have been answered. The Form is accurate if the UA employee
most familiar with the potential independent contractor reviews the
Form and believes that its content is most likely the truth.
- Based upon the information provided on the UA ICON form
and any other relevant information available, the department
determines if the individual meets the independent contractor
criteria.
- If the independent contractor criteria are met:
- The departmental University employee most familiar with the
independent contractor signs the UA ICON form to indicate concurrence
as to the Form's accuracy (Part III signature number 1). This
signature is required for payment.
- The departmental employee responsible for requesting funding
either through the dPR or Check Request process
is a second signer on the Form (Part III signature number 2). The
second signature indicates that the Form is complete and
that the individual meets the independent contractor criteria. This
signature is required for payment.
- The third signature in Part III identified as "College/Division" is for a higher level of authorization if desired. It is not required for payment.
- The department sends a copy of the UA ICON form
with all required signatures to the independent contractor,
and sends or faxes the original
to Purchasing with the dPR
(purchase requisition) as an attachment. The original form or fax will be
maintained in Purchasing. If a fax is sent to Purchasing, the department is
responsible for maintaining the original and making it available upon request.
NOTE: Tax Compliance signature is not required for processing of
the UA ICON form. Departments may, however, request assistance from the
Tax Compliance Office.
- If the independent contractor criteria are not
met, the
department should consider hiring the individual as an employee through
the Human Resources Organization. Alternatively, the department may
select another individual and start this process over to determine if the
newly selected individual meets the independent contractor criteria.
NOTE:
The Purchase Requisition must be used to make arrangements with
an independent contractor prior to the engagement unless one of
the circumstances numbered 25 through 37 below apply. Falling
under one of these circumstances does not mean that the
individual engaged meets the independent contractor criteria. The
following circumstances are simply situations under which the
University will allow payment through the Check Request process.
It is the department's responsibility to review each case and
assess whether or not the individual being engaged meets the
independent contractor criteria, no matter what the form of
payment (Purchase Requisition or Check Request). If the
department needs assistance in determining the status of an
individual as an employee or independent contractor, the
department should contact Tax Compliance.
- Entertainers: When paying an
entertainer and:
- Payments will be <= $1,000: A Performance
Arrangement must be completed and signed by the
authorized departmental signer and the entertainer prior to the
engagement. The Contracting Officer does not need to approve Performance
Arrangements. Performance Arrangements are available as PDF files from the eForms website. An ICON form is not
required.
- Payments will be > $1,000: A Performance
Contract must be completed, signed
by the Entertainer and forwarded to the Contracting Office for
approval prior to the engagement. Performance Contracts are available as PDF files from the eForms website. An ICON form is not
required.
NOTE: If an Entertainer prefers to use his or
her own contract, it
must be approved by the Contracting Office prior to the engagement.
Please allow two weeks additional processing time.
- Cooperating (Mentor) Teachers: Attach the
original Cooperating Mentor Teacher form signed by the Cooperating
Teacher. This form must list the teacher's home address and social
security number. An ICON form is not required.
- Officials for NCAA sponsored events: Attach a
copy of the NCAA's letter or form listing the designated officials for the
event. An ICON form is not required.
- Subject Pay: Provide a brief description of
the program the
subject is enrolled in, including the dates of service. The individuals
name, home address and social security number must be entered on the
Check Request.
Exception:
- If subject payments will be $50 or less from all
Arizona State agencies for the calendar year, social security numbers and
home addresses are not required. However, the Principal
Investigator should obtain the signature on the Fees from State
Agencies Certification and keep the certification on file for a
period of at least 5 years from the date of acceptance of the
final technical report for the project. The Certification
form is available from Sponsored Projects.
- If the research project is a confidential study, it is not
necessary to identify the human subjects by name or SSN.
However, a Confidentiality Certificate must be provided
along with the check request, and the total payment to any
individual participating in a confidential study cannot be more
than $50 in a calendar year. The principal investigator
should maintain the disbursement record on file and make it
available upon request.
If payment to nonresident alien human subjects does not fall
in the above exception,
policy 9.16, Payment to Nonresident Aliens will apply.
Employees receiving subject
pay will receive a 1099 form at the end of the calendar year.
An ICON form is not required for subject pay.
- Scholarships/fellowships:
Refer to section
13.00, Introduction to Methods of Student Payments.
An ICON form is not required.
- Guest Speakers and Visiting Experts
who are expected to receive fees not including expenses of $600 or
less for the calendar year, and
who are expected to perform services for 3 days or less during that
calendar year
will not be required to complete the ICON form
IF the department attaches a brochure/flyer
providing the details of the speech to the Check Request.
However,
you may need to complete the "For Independent Contractors" or "For Outside
Professionals" section of the
Check
Request, refer to the summary chart at the
end of this section for
details.
NOTE: To qualify as a "guest speaker" a fee cannot be charged to
attend the speech.
AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUBMITTING A BROCHURE/FLYER, the department
head may submit a signed letter which includes the following:
- Name of the guest speaker
- Topic discussed by the speaker
- Group addressed by the speaker
- Date and place of the speech,
- A statement that no fee was charged to attend the speech,
- Amount the speaker is to be paid.
- Guest Speakers and Visiting Experts that
do not qualify under item 31 listed above,
who receive less than $10,000 per calendar year in total
(fees plus expenses), and
whose engagement is no more than fourteen days in duration
may use the Check Request process rather than the Purchase Requisition process.
Attach the original, properly completed ICON form to the Check Request,
see "How to Complete UA ICON Form."
If reimbursing expenses, see "How
to Request Reimbursement of Expenses."
- Conference speakers. Speakers at conferences hosted
by University of
Arizona departments may be routinely treated as independent contractors and
paid using the Check Request process under the following conditions:
- The speaker receives an honorarium payment of $600 or less.
- The speaker gives a presentation, lecture, and/or workshop,
not to exceed a total of 3 hours during the conference. (A speaker may, in
addition to the above, serve as emcee or perform other insubstantial duties
during a conference.)
- The conference includes presentations by several speakers.
- The conference is not an instructional course of a type
typically offered by the university, Extended University, or any department
within the university.
- The conference takes place off campus.
- The conference is not primarily intended for UA students,
faculty, and staff (i.e., conference attendees include a majority of non-UA
people and the conference is publicized outside the University).
A copy of the conference program with listings of individual sessions and
speakers must be attached to the Check Request. An ICON form is not
required.
- Royalty and Permission Fees:
"Royalty" (sometimes called "permission fee") commonly refers to a payment made to
the owner of property for permitting another to use that property; royalties often are
connected with a specific, temporary or one-time right to use intangible property.
Royalties include (but are not limited to) payments for the production or reproduction
of literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works, as well as payments for the use of
inventions, patents, copyrighted material, etc.
An ICON form is not required.
Attach one of the following to the Check
Request:
- contract
- letter of agreement
- invoice
- statement of distribution
- Agnese Haury Instructors: Certified interpreters hired as instructors for
the Agnese Haury Summer Institute may use the Check Request process. The
Check Request must include a statement confirming that all services
performed by the individual are solely in the capacity of Agnese Haury
Institute instructor. No ICON form is required.
- Manuscript Reviewers who are expected to
receive $200 or less
during the calendar year may
use the Check Request process rather than the Purchase Requisition process.
Attach a properly completed ICON form to the Check Request,
see "How to Complete UA ICON Form."
If reimbursing expenses, see
"How to Request Reimbursement of
Expenses."
- Reimbursement of expenses only - No Fee: Submit the
documentation requested under "How to
Request Reimbursement of Expenses."
How to Request Reimbursement of Expenses
- The University is allowed to reimburse independent contractors for
reasonable expenses. Reasonable expenses are those ordinary and necessary
expenses related to the performance of the services, such as transportation,
lodging and meal expenses. Personal expenses such as dry cleaning, personal
telephone calls, entertainment, alcoholic beverages and other expenses not
related to the performance of the contract or specifically disallowed by
University policy should be identified and excluded from the total
expenses to be reimbursed. Expenses may be paid using one of the following
methods or some combination of these.
NOTE: The independent contractor is not required to sign the Check
Request for expense only reimbursement.
- The independent contractor may pay his own expenses, with no reimbursement by the University.
- The independent contractor may be reimbursed for expenses. When providing original
itemized receipts, identify each expense as business or personal and include an adding machine tape of the business expenses with the receipts.
- Meals may be reimbursed based on actual costs,
supported by original
itemized receipts, or on a per diem basis, not to exceed the low cost city per
diem established for University employees on travel status
(see
section 14.13).
- Lodging and commercial travel may only be reimbursed at actual cost;
original itemized receipts must be provided.
- Mileage may be reimbursed at the rate established in section 14.15.
- The expenses may be paid by the University directly to a third
party such as an airline or a hotel. The hotels and independent contractors
should be informed that only the cost of lodging, related sales tax
and other approved allowable expenses will be paid by the University.
Payments to third parties may be made in one of two ways.
- In advance: The University can prepay airfare
if the ticket is only for the independent contractor's
travel to and from the University, and the ticket is
written so that it is refundable only to the University of
Arizona. To request payment in advance
prepare a
dPR (Purchase Requisition).
- Afterwards: Expenses to third parties may be submitted on a
Check Request after completing the travel. If the Check Request is used,
prepare separate Check Requests for each third party and for the
independent contractor. Attach original itemized invoices for all expenses to be paid.
- The independent contractor may be paid a specified
amount to cover expenses. If a payment is made to the
independent contractor to cover expenses, but the expenses
are not supported by original itemized receipts, this amount
will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service as
part of the total payment to the outside professional.
- Unallowable expenses are the responsibility of the independent
contractor. If inappropriate expenses are charged to a third party
vendor, departments are responsible for arranging for the independent
contractor to pay the vendor before an invoice is sent to Accounts
Payable. The invoice must list only the amount due from
the University. If this is not the case, the department should request a
corrected invoice from the vendor.
- Compensation and/or expense reimbursement may be disbursed only after completion of the service as agreed, except as specified by written agreement (for example, progress payments).
- Upon completion of the services, the business entity or individual
must submit an invoice to the Accounts Payable Office. The independent
contractor should reference the PO number on the invoices and send to:
The University of Arizona
Accounts Payable Office
Drawer 3607
Tucson, AZ 85722-3607
- On receipt of the invoice, Accounts Payable will process the payment
according to the Purchase Order type and terms outlined in the PO. After
the check is produced it will be mailed directly to the payee.
Exceptions for departmental pick-up of checks:
- The payee must be an individual not a business entity and
- The check is to be given to the individual by the department head or
delegate at the completion of services and
- The cost of services, fees plus expenses, is less than $10,000.
- All payments to nonresident aliens for independent contractor fees or
reimbursements of expenses or payments made on behalf of nonresident
aliens must meet the criteria established in this policy and the
additional criteria established in 9.16, Payments
to Nonresident Aliens.
Reporting Payment for Services
- The University will issue forms 1099 or 1042S (for nonresident alien)
to all independent contractors at the end of each year if required by
IRS regulations. The 1099 or 1042S form will indicate
the amount of reportable fees paid to the independent
contractor during the calendar year.
- If the independent contractor received reimbursement for business
related expenses supported by original itemized receipts, these expenses will not
be included in the 1099. However, if the expenses were not supported by
original itemized receipts, the total amount paid to the independent contractor
will be reported on the 1099.
Independent Contractor Payment Summary Chart
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