Employment Status

Level of control How much say does the employer have over the individual? Mutuality of obligations Is there a duty to offer work and for the individual to carry it out? Personal service Can someone else step in if they can't do the work?

Your 'employment status' is your legal status at work. It can be determined by: the type of employment contract you have. the way you get paid.

SF-8 Unemployment Compensation_0.pdf. This form has been given to you because (1) you have been separated from your job, or (2) you were placed in a nonpay status, or (3) your records have been transferred to a different payroll office.

Firms and workers file Form SS-8 to request a determination of the status of a worker for purposes of federal employment taxes and income tax withholding.

In general, U.S. organizations use employment status to refer to the type of implied or written contract between the employer and employee, e.g., full-time employment, part-time employment, temporary or contract employment, or an internship or apprenticeship.

The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work, not what will be done and how it will be done.Whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee depends on the facts in each situation.

Use Form 8919 to figure and report your share of the uncollected social security and Medicare taxes due on your compensation if you were an employee but were treated as an independent contractor by your employer. By filing this form, your social security earnings will be credited to your social security record.

It takes about two months to get approved in the program. Employers who are approved receive a guarantee that the IRS will not audit their past payroll activities. And they only have to pay 10% of the payroll taxes they would have paid for the previous year, without any penalties.