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Payroll · June 13, 2026

W-2 vs 1099: how to classify a worker (and why it matters)

Calling a worker a contractor doesn’t make them one — the IRS and states decide that by how the work actually happens. Misclassify, and the back taxes and penalties land on you. Here’s how the line really works.

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