Treasury Regulations (26 C.F.R.)
26 CFR § 31.3306(c)(15)-1
Services in delivery or distribution of newspapers, shopping news, or magazines.
# (a) Services of individuals under age 18.
Services performed by an employee under the age of 18 in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution (as, for example, by a regional distributor) to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution, are excepted from employment. Thus, the services performed by an employee under the age of 18 in making house-to-house delivery or sale of newspapers or shopping news, including handbills and other similar types of advertising material, are excepted. The services are excepted irrespective of the form or method of compensation. Incidental services by the employee who makes the house-to-house delivery, such as services in assembling newspapers, are considered to be within the exception. The exception continues only during the time that the employee is under the age of 18.
# (b) Services of individuals of any age.
Services performed by an employee in, and at the time of, the sale of newspapers or magazines to ultimate consumers under an arrangement under which the newspapers or magazines are to be sold by him at a fixed price, his compensation being based on the retention of the excess of such price over the amount at which the newspapers or magazines are charged to him, are excepted from employment. The services are excepted whether or not the employee is guaranteed a minimum amount of compensation for such services, or is entitled to be credited with the unsold newspapers or magazines turned back. Moreover, the services are excepted without regard to the age of the employee. Services performed other than at the time of sale to the ultimate consumer are not within the exception. Thus, the services of a regional distributor which are antecedent to but not immediately part of the sale to the ultimate consumer are not within the exception. However, incidental services by the employee who makes the sale to the ultimate consumer, such as services in assembling newspapers or in taking newspapers or magazines to the place of sale, are considered to be within the exception.
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In this part (40 sections)
- 31.3306(b)(13)-1 · Payments or benefits under a qualified educational…
- 31.3306(c)-1 · Employment; services performed before 1955.
- 31.3306(c)-2 · Employment; services performed after 1954.
- 31.3306(c)-3 · Employment; excepted services in general.
- 31.3306(c)(1)-1 · Agricultural labor.
- 31.3306(c)(2)-1 · Domestic service.
- 31.3306(c)(3)-1 · Services not in the course of employer's trade or…
- 31.3306(c)(4)-1 · Services on or in connection with a non-American…
- 31.3306(c)(5)-1 · Family employment.
- 31.3306(c)(6)-1 · Services in employ of United States or…
- 31.3306(c)(7)-1 · Services in employ of States or their political…
- 31.3306(c)(8)-1 · Services in employ of religious, charitable,…
- 31.3306(c)(9)-1 · Railroad industry; services performed by an employee…
- 31.3306(c)(10)-1 · Services in the employ of certain organizations…
- 31.3306(c)(10)-2 · Services of student in employ of school, college, or…
- 31.3306(c)(10)-3 · Services before 1962 in employ of certain employees'…
- 31.3306(c)(11)-1 · Services in employ of foreign government.
- 31.3306(c)(12)-1 · Services in employ of wholly owned instrumentality…
- 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,…
- 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.
- 31.3306(d)-1 · Included and excluded service.
- 31.3306(i)-1 · Who are employees.
- 31.3306(j)-1 · State, United States, and citizen.
- 31.3306(k)-1 · Agricultural labor.
- 31.3306(m)-1 · American vessel and aircraft.
- 31.3306(n)-1 · Services on American vessel whose business is conducted…
- 31.3306(p)-1 · Employees of related corporations.
- 31.3306(r)(2)-1 · Treatment of amounts deferred under certain…
- 31.3307-1 · Deductions by an employer from remuneration of an employee.
- 31.3308-1 · Instrumentalities of the United States specifically…
- 31.3401(a)-1 · Wages.
- 31.3401(a)-1T · Question and answer relating to the definition of wages…
- 31.3401(a)-2 · Exclusions from wages.
- 31.3401(a)-3 · Amounts deemed wages under voluntary withholding…
- 31.3401(a)-4 · Reimbursements and other expense allowance amounts.
- 31.3401(a)(1)-1 · Remuneration of members of the Armed Forces of the…