An independent contractor is someone who works for a business or company but is not an employee. The IRS uses three categories of evidence to determine if someone is an independent contractor or ...

An employer is required to withhold income, Social Security and Medicare tax from their employee’s pay. They also pay half of ...

There was a time when you had to explain to those in the 9-to-5 world what it really means to work from the couch or hang out in loungewear all day long; that’s no longer the case. Since the pandemic ...

Question: I have an employee that wants to convert to being paid as an independent contractor. I understand I can save money on payroll taxes and employee benefits if I agree to the change. Even ...

It is illegal to knowingly classify an employee as an independent contractor in order to avoid Affirmative Action recruitment efforts, and/or to avoid payments such as employment taxes and fringe ...

Working as a contractor, or hiring contractors, provides the flexibility that many workers and companies desire. In some scenarios, the independent contractor status works well. However, employers can ...