Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 31.3306(c)(14)-1. Services of insurance agent or solicitor.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 3306(c)(14)
Cite as 26 CFR § 31.3306(c)(14)-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Source
- T.D. 6516, 25 FR 13032, Dec. 20, 1960; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 31, 1960, unless otherwise noted.
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 3306(c)(14)
- Length
- 109 words · about 1 min to read
¶(a) Services performed for a person by an employee as an insurance agent or insurance solicitor are excepted from employment, if all such services performed for such person by such individual are performed for remuneration solely by way of commission.
¶(b) If all or any part of the remuneration of an employee for services performed as an insurance agent or insurance solicitor for a person is a salary, none of his services performed as an insurance agent or insurance solicitor for such person are excepted from employment, and his total remuneration (for example, salary, or salary and commissions) for such services is included for purposes of computing the tax.
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter C Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Part 31 Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Subpart D Federal Unemployment Tax Act (Chapter 23, Internal Revenue Code of 1954)
Nearby sections
- § 31.3306(c)(10)-3 Services before 1962 in employ of certain employees' beneficiary associations.
- § 31.3306(c)(11)-1 Services in employ of foreign government.
- § 31.3306(c)(12)-1 Services in employ of wholly owned instrumentality of foreign government.
- § 31.3306(c)(13)-1 Services of student nurse or hospital intern.
- § 31.3306(c)(14)-1 Services of insurance agent or solicitor.
- § 31.3306(c)(15)-1 Services in delivery or distribution of newspapers, shopping news, or magazines.
- § 31.3306(c)(16)-1 Services in employ of international organization.
- § 31.3306(c)(17)-1 Fishing services.
- § 31.3306(c)(18)-1 Services of certain nonresident aliens.