IRS Cracks Down on Independent Contractors vs Employee

The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new program to crack down on the misclassification of employees and workers. The program will randomly examine 6,000 companies over the next three years to identify misclassified employees

Employee status and independent contractor status are governed, in part, by tax law. A primary factor in determining independent contractor status lies in the degree of control the worker has over their work hours and how the work is performed.