I'm one of the Co-Founders of BluePipes which provides professional networking and career management tools for healthcare professionals. I was formerly a Healthcare Recruiter and Recruitment Manager. I also have an extensive background in the financial services industry, a B.S in Finance and Risk Management and an MA in Government both from California State University Sacramento.
Many travel nurses and travel allied health professionals express interest in working as independent contractors. Unfortunately, the vast majority of healthcare workers, registered nurses included, do not meet the requirements set by the IRS to be considered independent contractors. In the end, it really depends on the particular work setting and the relationship between the payer and […]
As a travel nursing recruiter I worked with many travel nursing couples and a few groups. While almost everything is the same for couples and groups, there are some key differences to be aware of. First, there are rules that may alter the way travel nursing companies handle your company provided housing or lodging stipends.
As we discussed in the article on travel nursing pay packages, travel nursing agencies can split up the travel nursing pay package in many different ways. For example, some agencies structure their pay packages with lower taxable hourly rates and higher tax free reimbursements. Sometimes, you’ll find taxable base rates as low as $10 per […]
In our previous blog post, we discussed how to qualify for factors 2 and 3 of the 3 Factor Threshold Test that the IRS uses when determining whether or not a tax payer qualifies to receive tax-free stipends. In this blog post, we’ll discuss factor 1. We chose to tackle factor 1 last because of its subjective […]
Now that we have made the distinction between indefinite work and temporary work, and we have discussed how to maintain temporary status as a travel nurse, we can move on to our discussion about how to maintain a legitimate tax home. Again, the three factor threshold test is going to be in play for the […]
In our previous blog post we laid out the criteria under which individual tax payers can qualify to receive tax-free money to cover their expenses while traveling away from their tax home. We pointed out that for the vast majority of travel nurses, the first consideration is to maintain status as a temporary worker. In this blog post, […]
A thorough understanding of what it takes to qualify for tax free stipends is of the utmost importance for travel nurses. While many travel nursing agencies, travel nurse recruiters, and even travelers will tell you that there is a lot of “gray area” or “wiggle room” with respect to the qualifications for tax free stipends, the […]
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