<prompt> Human: Okay here goes; I tried to do as much research as I could for myself, but I could use confirmation. Heres the backstory:I try to work internships for every school break and continue part-time while Im taking college classes. I live in New Hampshire and work in Massachusetts just so people know where I pay taxes. Heres the discrepancy I noticed:I worked for Company A 250 employees from June 2014 until September 2015. I always recieved what I assumed to be a standard ADP pay stub with all federal withholding accounted for. Being a New Hampshire resident I get almost all of my income tax back as I am 22 years old. Filed my taxes as usual, no issues, so everything was pretty standard until I began at company B.I started working at company B on a 3-month internship and noticed something odd about my paycheck. Company B is a small company with 13 people who also uses ADP for payroll. When I got my first check I noticed no federal withholding were removed and I was being paid literally rate multiplied by hours worked. I didnt think anything of it until I talked to a friend who is a tax accounting major who thought that seemed off.He surmised that company B was trying to bill me as an independent contractor and therefore I would receive a 1099 instead of the tried and true W-2. He said this would leave me on the hook for an additional percentage 5 I believe he said of the usual withholdings Medicaid, Medicare, whatever else. He went on to say that the IRS would likely frown on this and if caught company B would likely be fined for this practice.I did some research on the distinction of independent contractor and I have reason to believe I dont fit that bill because:1 My employer dictates when and how long I work2 They tell me where I have to show up to work3 I have no refusal over the work I doHeres the conundrum:If I ask the CEO of this small company about what appears to be going on I believe hed level with me and tell me the truth whatever it may be. Should I:1 Accept the independent contractor distinction and swallow the losses Im a paid intern, Im lucky to be paid at all, its just 5. No one is any the wiser and the world keeps on turning. The only reason Id do this is it protects my potential for employment when I graduate college in May.2 I dont think I can change the distinction now as this was never discussed with me when I was hired and Im stuck with it, but is it possible to change the status of my employment now with 2 weeks left on this internship.3 Report company B to the IRS company B would know I did this as I think Im the only employee who has this distinction in a company of 13, company B would be fined as I understand it, but Id still be out the extra money. This would probably kill my chances of possibly working for this company on graduation, which admittedly may or may not be a possibility, but I work hard and theyve slipped me hints that they may be interested.Thanks for the help in advance and anyone has additional questions Ill be happy to answer. Assistant: It sounds like you are assuming your employer has you classified as an independent contractor, based on your friends comment. You should confirm this by asking your employer. Its possible that your employer considers you an employee but hasnt properly withheld taxes.Human: Is that a fairly normal occurrence? This sounds like the best situation because all Id be in the hook for is my normal taxes  <response>: At a totally awesome job I had previously, I didnt have federal taxes withheld from my first few paychecks until I noticed. Was just a checkbox in the HR software that got done wrong.No biggie, easy fix. Its fairly easy to make errors like this, and I imagine ADPs interface is pretty bad on the HR side sure was as an employee. 