What is a W2 contract position?

A W2 contract is a type of contract where a person is hired by a staffing agency and placed in an organization to fill a short-term position or handle a certain project for a specific period of time. A W2 contract is sort of a hybrid between an independent contractor’s contract and an employment contract.

What qualifies as a 1099 employee?

1099 employees are self-employed independent contractors. They receive pay in accord with the terms of their contract and get a 1099 form to report income on their tax return. The employer withholds income taxes from the employee’s paycheck and has a significant degree of control over the employee’s work.

Do you get a W-2 for contract work?

Instead of receiving a W-2 for tax filing purposes, contract employees receive Form 1099. This is the form you submit along with Form 1040 for filing your taxes. Unlike an employee who has payroll taxes deducted from his paycheck, a contract employee is responsible for paying his own taxes.

Can an independent contractor receive a W-2?

1099S AND W-2S: BREAKING DOWN THE DIFFERENCE If you’re an independent contractor, you get a 1099 form. If you’re an employee, you receive a W-2. If you’re a contractor, you are responsible for calculating your own payroll taxes and then submitting the sum to the government on a quarterly basis.

Can a W-2 employee be an independent contractor?

According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the individual is performing completely different duties that would qualify them as an independent contractor.

Is it illegal to 1099 an employee?

The only problem is that it is often illegal. There is no such thing as a “1099 employee.” The “1099” part of the name refers to the fact that independent contractors receive a form 1099 at the end of the year, which reports to the IRS how much money was paid to the contractor.