{"id":1668,"date":"2013-08-28T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insureyourcompany.com\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:27:45","slug":"independent-contractor-or-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/independent-contractor-or-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Contractor or Employee?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase \u201c1099 employee\u201d is spoken many times during our conversations with Human Resources Managers and owners of information technology companies.\u00a0 It seems to be difficult for businesses to determine the status of workers for tax purposes.\u00a0 Knowing the steps to take will make the process easier and will help you avoid any penalties for wrongly classifying contract employees.\u00a0 Here are some highlighted points on what the Internal Revenue Service says about\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\">1099 workers<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft lazyload\" title=\"Should you hire an employee or independent contractor?\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.smallbusinessadvocate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1099.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"211\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 303px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 303\/211;\" \/>\u00a0The IRS refer to common laws that define how to classify workers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Behavior: Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does the job?<\/li>\n<li>Financial: Are the business aspects of the workers job controlled by the payor?<\/li>\n<li>Type of Relationship: Are there written contracts or employee type benefits. Will the relationship continue and is the work performed a key aspect of the business?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Differences between Employee and 1099<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Employees are paid on a w-2.\u00a0 Taxes and Social security are taken out of their salary. \u00a0\u00a0Anyone who performs services for you is your employee<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>if you can control what will be done and how it will be done.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Independent Contractors (1099) are self-employed and are responsible for understanding the tax obligation check out this site to help.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Businesses\/Small-Businesses-&amp;-Self-Employed\/Self-Employed-Individuals-Tax-Center\">http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Businesses\/Small-Businesses-&amp;-Self-Employed\/Self-Employed-Individuals-Tax-Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1099 ARE NOT EMPLOYEES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The definition of a 1099 is that of an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.\u00a0 They can be a separate entity, LLC or Corporation; they can also be an individual or Sole Proprietor.<\/p>\n<p>If you are still confused on how to classify your workers the IRS will help you determine the proper way to classify your employees. The website gives you an interactive page to submit the request.\u00a0 Properly classifying your workers will enable you as the employer to avoid costly fines and penalties.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from\u00a0smallbusinessadvocate.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase \u201c1099 employee\u201d is spoken many times during our conversations with Human Resources Managers and owners of information technology companies.\u00a0 It seems to be difficult for businesses to determine the status of workers for tax purposes.\u00a0 Knowing the steps to take will make the process easier and will help you avoid any penalties for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,76,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1099-employee","category-business-insurance","category-independent-contractor"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The phrase \u201c1099 employee\u201d is spoken many times during our conversations with Human Resources Managers and owners of information technology companies. 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