The purpose of the proposed rule is to rescind and replace the current framework for determining employment or independent contractor status with a modified rule based on standards previously ...

Question: I have an employee that wants to convert to being paid as an independent contractor. I understand I can save money on payroll taxes and employee benefits if I agree to the change. Even ...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals gave more guidance to employers on the “economic reality test” used to distinguish employees from independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA ...

An independent contractor is someone who works for a business or company but is not an employee. The IRS uses three categories of evidence to determine if someone is an independent contractor or ...

The Department of Labor just proposed a new independent contractor rule in 2026 that could reshape how millions of freelancers, gig workers, and self-employed professionals classify their work. The ...

When choosing between being an employee or an independent contractor, long-term stability is a major factor to consider. Both work arrangements come with their benefits and risks, but the level of ...

In assessing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, the Eleventh Circuit recently re-confirmed that it “does not care about the label put on the relationship by the parties.” ...

An independent contractor, or freelance worker, is responsible for paying certain taxes because they are self-employed and no taxes were withheld from their pay. This includes self-employment taxes — ...

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The final draft tax legislation modifies the existing bonus depreciation rules which, as of today, only allow businesses a 40% depreciation deduction in the first year that qualifying assets are ...

When Vincent Sardono joined Go Xpressit, every worker was an employee; now, many are instead independent contractors. The Phoenix-based company provides LTL, courier, last-mile delivery and warehouse ...