In this case the assistant, and not the hiring professional, is responsible for the tax withholdings. However, labeling an assistant an independent contractor requires careful planning with an accountant and an attorney, as the financial liability for making a mistake in this area is great.
Police officers frequently encounter people with mental illnessâapproximately 5 percent of U.S. residents have a serious mental illness, Â§ and 10 to 15 percent of jailed people have severe mental illness. [2] An estimated 7 percent of police contacts in jurisdictions with 100,000 or more people involve the mentally ill.
Nationally, 42.5 million adults aged 18 or older experienced any mental illness (AMI) in the past year, corresponding to a rate of 18.2 percent of the adult population; among States, AMI rates ranged from 14.7 percent in New Jersey to 22.3 percent in Utah.