Independent contractor?

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    The IRS is going after companies for this. If 75% or more of your income if from one company, then you are legally an employee of that company, in the eyes of the IRS. The fines are quite heavy.

    It sucks,really, and puts the onus on the business owner (how am I supposed to know if 75% of your income comes from me?!). They are probably doing that in light of this (the IRS started going after companies in 2013 for this).

    The only way around this is the worker becomes an S Corp (not just an LLC) and the business is then paying an entity, not a 'person'.

    Stupid and annoying and it may vary from state to state, but that's how I've been advised.

    • Come to think about it, I might have my contract workers sign something like that. Don't want to mess with the IRS!formed

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