<prompt> Human: Two days ago I had an interview with a small company. The salary is fixed for example 500week and based on the performance will raise to 700week. When I asked about the check and taxes I was told they prefer 1099 but can do W2 if I want to. I read multiple articles and understand why they prefer 1099.Ive never worked as an independent contractor, 1099, and like to get tax return next year with W2. I learned that 1099s pay taxes quarterly, and twice as much Social Security and Medicare taxes. But do they also get tax returns? Last question is, which one should I chose, 1099 or W2?  <response>: I was told they prefer 1099 but can do W2 if I want toThats not really how it works. You dont get to pick which one you feel like being or which one you feel like calling a particular worker, you either meet the legal definition of a contractor or you meet the legal definition of an employee. I learned that 1099s pay taxes quarterly, and twice as much Social Security and Medicare taxes. But do they also get tax returns?You file a return, you get a refund. They get tax refunds if they overpay their taxes throughout the year, just like W-2 employees do. W-2 employees are not guaranteed to get a tax refund when they file their return. If they had too much withheld throughout the year, they get a refund, if they had too little withheld, they owe the difference.which one should I chose, 1099 or W2?Whichever one your job actually qualifies as. W-2 is generally preferable from the employee perspective because you generally get benefits, dont pay the extra half of SSMedicare, and are protected by many more labor and employment laws. But you dont get to choose which you are. 