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Question: Employee NOT Independent Contractor-Employer lying?

I was classified as a IC not employee, I paid all my taxes, it was for one year. I was a manager of a business and knew the whole year I was an employee, but very scared I would be fired. I have now quit the job (they treated me terrible when I quit and withheld pay) I am thinking of filling out an SS-8 form and through my research they show what you send to the IRS they send to your former employer.So I am wondering: can’t your employer just lie and make it seem like you were an Independent Contractor? Thanks for your help….and any advice

Answer: There are specific rules as to who are independent and who are employees. If they get caught they will need to pay the SS and Medicare on your pay.
Go to IRS.Gov to see what the rules are. What I remember is you need to do less than 80% of the work for one company and hold yourself out to the public. You also can't do the normal work of the employer and they can't control your hours or have you do other duties.

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