3/4/04-A bill that would require businesses issuing IRS Form 1099s to independent contractors to report income paid to and withhold state income taxes from those contractors, including owner-operators has been killed.
LB1015, sponsored by Sen. Pam Redfield, R-Omaha, was “indefinitely postponed” by the Revenue Committee.
The bill would require non-resident contractors and subcontractors doing business within the state to register with the tax commissioner and to show proof of coverage by workers’ compensation and liability insurance.

1/19/04-Sen. Pam Redfield, R-Omaha, has introduced a bill that would require businesses issuing IRS Form 1099s to independent contractors to report income paid to and withhold state income taxes from those contractors, including owner-operators.
LB1015 would require non-resident contractors and subcontractors doing business within the state to register with the tax commissioner and to show proof of coverage by workers’ compensation and liability insurance.
The bill has been forwarded to the Revenue Committee. For bill status, call (402) 471-2709. In Nebraska, call 1-800-742-7456.