26 USC 3506 – Individuals providing companion sitting placement services
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(a) In general
For purposes of this subtitle, a person engaged in the trade or business of putting sitters in touch with individuals who wish to employ them shall not be treated as the employer of such sitters (and such sitters shall not be treated as employees of such person) if such person does not pay or receive the salary or wages of the sitters and is compensated by the sitters or the persons who employ them on a fee basis.
(b) Definition
Terms Used In 26 USC 3506
- person: shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation. See 26 USC 7701
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. See 26 USC 7701
- trade or business: includes the performance of the functions of a public office. See 26 USC 7701
For purposes of this section, the term “sitters” means individuals who furnish personal attendance, companionship, or household care services to children or to individuals who are elderly or disabled.
(c) Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.