1. A method for ensuring that an independent contractor service provider that performs services for a contracting entity preserves independent contractor status and has funds available to pay a taxing authority for a current tax year, the method comprising:
retaining a third-party escrow manager by a contracting entity;
providing services to the contracting entity by the independent service provider;
submitting tax-related data by the independent service provider to the third party escrow manager, the tax-related data including income and expense data for services of the independent contractor unrelated to the contracting entity;
processing the tax related data with a computer, to estimate taxes that the independent service provider owes the taxing authority;
deducting a portion of monies due the independent service provider by the contracting entity and retaining the portion of the monies in an escrow account; and
submitting payment to the taxing authority in a timely manner of at least some of the monies in the escrow account retained from the independent service provider, without substantially affecting any tax liability that the contracting entity owes the taxing authority for the current tax year except for fees that may be paid to the escrow manager.
2. A method for ensuring that an independent contractor service provider that performs services for a contracting entity has funds available to pay a taxing authority for a current tax year, the method comprising:
retaining a third-party escrow manager by a contracting entity;
providing services to the contracting entity by the independent service provider;
submitting tax-related data by the independent service provider to the third party escrow manager, the tax-related data including income and expense data for services of the independent contractor unrelated to the contracting entity;
processing the tax related data with a computer, to estimate taxes that the independent service provider owes the taxing authority;
deducting a portion of monies due the independent service provider by the contracting entity and retaining the portion of the monies in an escrow account; and
submitting payment to the taxing authority in a timely manner of at least some of the monies in the escrow account retained from the independent service provider for the current tax year, while preserving independent contractor status of the independent service provider and contractor status of the contracting entity.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of printing an image with a continuous inkjet printer system comprising:
providing a jetting module including a nozzle in fluid communication with a liquid ink source;
causing liquid ink to be jetted through the nozzle;
causing liquid ink drops to be formed from the ink that is jetted through the nozzle;
providing a catcher including a liquid drop contact face,
using a deflection mechanism to deflect at least some of the liquid ink drops onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher; and allowing other liquid ink drops to pass by the catcher and deposit onto a print media; and
causing the liquid drops that contact the liquid drop contact face to flow along the contact face;
wherein the liquid ink is an aqueous inkjet black ink comprising a black colorant and at least one surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mNm.
2. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the at least one surfactant is selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than or equal to about 50 mNm.
3. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the ink has a static surface tension of at least 30 mNm.
4. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the ink is comprised of less than about 10 wt % of humectant and co-solvent.
5. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the ink is 30 comprised of less than or equal to about 8 wt % of humectant and co-solvent.
6. The method of printing an image of claim 1, wherein the liquid ink comprises dispersed black pigment particles.
7. The inkjet method of printing an image of claim 6 wherein the black pigment particles have a median volume-weighted particle size of less than about 90 nm.
8. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the ink has a dynamic viscosity of less than about 2.0 mPa-s.
9. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a speed of greater than 100 FPM while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
10. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a speed of greater than 400 FPM while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
11. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a speed of greater than 600 FPM while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
12. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a system speed that is at least 50% of theoretical capability based on pixel addressability and drop formation frequency while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
13. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a system speed that is at least 75% of theoretical capability based on pixel addressability and drop formation frequency while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop 5 contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
14. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein the print media is transported past the jetting module at a system speed that is at least 90% of theoretical capability based on pixel addressability and drop formation frequency while some of the liquid ink drops are deflected onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher and others are deposited on the print media.
15. The method of printing an image of claim 1 wherein liquid ink drops of at least two different sizes are caused to be formed from the ink that is jetted through the nozzle, smaller liquid drops are deflected a greater distance to contact the liquid drop contact face, and larger liquid drops are deflected a smaller distance to avoid contacting the liquid drop contact face and pass by the catcher to deposit onto the print media.
16. The method of printing an image of claim 15 wherein the deflection mechanism comprises a gas flow drop deflection mechanism.
17. The method of printing an image of claim 1, further comprising:
providing at least second, third and forth jetting modules including nozzles in fluid communication with second, third and fourth liquid ink sources, respectively;
causing each of second, third and fourth liquid inks to be jetted through a nozzle of an associated jetting module;
causing liquid ink drops to be formed from each of the second, third and fourth inks that are jetted through the nozzles;
providing a catcher including a liquid drop contact face for each of the second, third and fourth jetting modules;
using a deflection mechanism to deflect at least some of the liquid ink drops onto the liquid drop contact face of the catcher for each of the second, third and fourth jetting modules; and allowing other liquid ink drops to pass by the catcher for each of the second, third and fourth jetting modules and deposit onto a print media; and
causing the liquid drops that contact the liquid drop contact face to flow along the contact face for each of the second, third and fourth jetting modules;
wherein the second, third and fourth liquid inks are aqueous inkjet yellow, magenta and cyan inks, each comprising a colorant and at least one surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mNm for each ink.
18. The method of printing an image of claim 17 wherein each of the black, the yellow, the magenta, and the cyan inks comprise at least one surfactant is selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than or equal to about 50 mNm for each ink.
19. The method of printing an image of claim 17 wherein each of the black, the yellow, the magenta, and the cyan inks are comprised of less than about 10 wt % of humectant and co-solvent.
20. The method of printing an image of claim 17 wherein the pigment particles in each of the cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks have a median volume-weighted particle size of less than about 90 nm.