Do I have to pay the internet installation charges for my home's company internet?
"Of course you don't have to pay them - you just might not like the result. As a matter of law - given that I am not a lawyer - I am not aware of any requirement for a company to pay employees business-related expenses. An example might be having a cell phone, and according to this article companies aren't required to pay for you to have a cell phone even if they require you have one and use it as part of your employment. The primary areas where law does exist relates to company uniforms with a logo (in a very limited number of US states) and necessary personal safety equipment (in California and maybe only few other states). All other tool requirements for a job are not prohibited by law, so long as they are not illegally discriminatory (such as requiring people of a certain race or sex to buy something but no one else, etc). So a company can require all sorts of things, from having an internet connection to cell phone to laptop to specialty tools and equipment of all sorts, and they are even allowed to deduct the cost of some things from your pay - just so long as you still get paid minimum wage after the deductions. With all that said, the company's previous payments of fees and willingness to pay a monthly internet fee does not obligate them to pay other fees too, such as moving/installation/etc. They may even decide to no longer provide internet service at their expense and just require you to provide it as a condition of employment. You can insist on it with your employer, and if you don't have an employment contract that forbids it they can fire you or possibly even deduct it from your pay anyway (and this reason might not be one that allows you to collect unemployment insurance benefits - but you'd need to check with an expert on that). You can refuse to pay AT&T directly, and they can cancel the internet service - and your employer can then do the same as in the previous condition. Or you can choose to pay it - or ask your employer to split the cost over a few checks if it is rather high - and that's about it. Like the cost of anything else you have to pay  - from your own food to your computer, clothes, etc - it's best to just consider it your own ""cost of doing business"" and decide if it's still in your interest to keep working there, and for something to consider in future pay negotiations! You may also qualify for an itemized Employee Business Expense deduction from the IRS, but you'll need to read the requirements carefully and get/keep a receipt for such expenses." It appears so. I suppose you could try saying that you don't want to pay for it and won't have Internet installed, but that could be detrimental to your career. There is no law that says your company has to pay for your Internet unless you have some kind of contract with them that says you will. If anything, your best option might be to try to claim it is a business expense and deduct it on your taxes.
NOTE:  This is my opinion, so please have respect- I am not trying to insult or put down anyone.  I merely want to play the devils advocate and contribute to the dialogue in a constructive manner.  Thanks.   You're better trying to short magazines or the publishing industry.  The reason why the music industry fell was because they were disorganized even before iTunes came around.  The internet has a fantastic distribution system, I agree.  But many of these streaming websites are trying to eat TV and Cable's lunch.   Many of the people who under-estimate TV do not realize the amount of money, talent, research, staff and infrastructure needed to produce top-level high-quality shows and programming.  It is easy to stream a TV show or movie AFTER it's been already produced and broadcast, but do you really think the internet will give us a Mad Men, LOST, Walking Dead, Game of Thrones?  I highly doubt it, and that's a big reason why TV is here to stay.  Yes there is talk of Netflix trying to buy the rights to some shows, but it's only in the initial phase and you can be damn sure that TV/Cable is testing the waters on their part too.  If they decide that the relationship with Netflix isn't working then they are not obligated to work with Netflix.  In this case, Netflix needs TV more than TV needs the Netflix or Hulu.  What makes Netflix/Hulu any more right than a Viacom or Comcast?  You seem to think a future of Netflix and iTunes is utopia, when in reality it would be an oppressive dystopian closed system with NO competition.  At least with TV and Cable, you have networks actively competing with each other- they are literally tripping over themselves working as hard as they can to PLEASE you- the audience.  You talk about how a future without TV is a good thing, but you fail to realize that it would actually be a bad thing for American culture.    People seem to think that sitting in front of the 20inch computer monitors at a table for one is preferable to a 50 inch LCD screen with dolby surround in the den.  I am not surprised because the internet is comprised of people who mainly dwell on the internet, where people who watch TV are probably watching TV right now.    On top of that, many people would lose their jobs.  Just because Apple or Netflix can distribute shows and movies cheap does not mean that many thousands of people should lose their jobs (especially if the majority of America still prefers to watch programming on their TV's and not locked in their room on a small computer screen with the tinny-sounding computer speakers).  This is one of the reasons why we're having an unemployment problem, because these jobs are disappearing by the cold mechanical algorithms of a computer program.  Think of the many thousands of jobs that have been lost in the music industry, don't you think college kids would have loved to start their careers at a record label promoting music and encouraging growth?  Instead we have MP3's and instant gratification, music is arguably dead (read: 90's music).  And if we think a future without TV is utopia, then I have some bad news for you, it isn't.  TV is American, we do it best and we should NOT be turning our backs on it.  Once we do that, we lose our culture.   Who do you think will own the internet in 50 years?  I can tell you it won't be the US of A.  Think very carefully and be careful what you wish for... Purchase a Netgear router from an authorized dealer if you want to access lag free internet. These are suitable for homes or small businesses and you can easily install it by using routerlogin.net or use the IP address 192.168.1.1. This IP address redirects you to login page of the router. Their shifting strategies from simply a medium to provide content that others have made to a content producer.  That takes money.  As long as the investments pay off and they pay their debts on time its should be fine.  Ultimately I think they have no choice as content is increasingly streamed from the internet.  What need to content producers like HBO need from content providers like Comcast and Netflix.  People can buy HBO directly and watch it as long as they have an internet connection.  Netflix doesn't provide internet or communications infrastructure like comcast and verizon and they weren't a content producer so they were going to be obsolete soon.  Producing and owning content that others want to purchase and using that content as a way to make the netflix platform more valuable to other content producers seems like a good strategy to me.  I actually don't think they have a choice.  They still may not make it and my bust, but using debt to pay for the strategy they have decided on is not going to be the reason they fold.  Its just a means to an end and its one of the only means they have available right now. How can you have a competition  against facebook. Isn't it a natural monopoly. Why have two social accounts. Also amazon shouldn't be compete with other internet retailers but natural ones which could be prevented with internet tax. These internet companies are the biggest companies in the world and US because they find a empty spot where they capitalize on advantages of internet. If there is a scaling tax for these companies it would only hurt their profit since their workers aren't paid a lot anyway.  So in natural cases competition would be healthiest way but i don't believe other firms can emerge in this markets and amazon could kill real life retailers in 10-20 years time. 8 years ago biggest firms were banks and investment firms while now market is dominated by internet/tech companies because internet is a very effective tool for shopping. "It's likely you don't have to make estimated tax payments if this is your first year of contracting (extra income), and your existing salary is already having taxes withheld. If you look at the 1040-ES: General Rule In most cases, you must pay estimated tax for 2014 if both  of the   following apply. This is easier to understand if you look at the worksheet.  Look at line 14b/14c and the associated instructions.  14b is your required annual payment based on last year's tax.  14c is the lesser of that number and 14a, so 14b is your ""worst case"".  14c is the amount of tax you need to prepay (withholding counts as prepayment). I'm going to apply this to your situation based on my understanding, because it's not easy to parse:" Maybe I can explain a little clearer: Your LLC is not a person, and cannot have taxes withheld on its behalf. Therefore, anyone paying your company should not withhold taxes. If they are paying you directly, and withholding taxes, they are treating you as an employee, and will probably issue a W2 instead of a 1099.  Put it this way: Your LLC is a separate company providing services to that company. They shouldn't withhold taxes any more than they would when paying their ISP, or power company. &gt;  it was no longer free to deliver that sort of content  It's not free.  Content providers pay for the right to access the network, just like you or I.  Their bandwidth (**not** usage) needs are greater, and they therefore pay a notably larger monthly bill than most individuals.    But it's not free. Nope, we don't have cable, and we are able to watch it on Xbox Live for no additional charge. But our internet provider is CenturyLink, so I think that has something to do with it. It took them a long time to get it though, so just keep calling Time Warner to complain!