<prompt> Human: Thats pretty much the extent of it. I used the money I made to pay off some standing debts and used the remainder to move back home from the north east to the south. I didnt anticipate being unemployed for so long and had no additional income. I started a new job in October and have a steady income. After completing turbo tax it looks like I owe 2,500 in federal taxes, and another 1,000 in state taxes. I simply do not have the money saved up to pay this off right now.I feel very overwhelmed, and I acknowledge that this isnt anyones fault but my own. I know I can budget to pay this off if I can work with the IRS to generate a payment plan, but I have no idea how to do this. Has anyone here been in a similar situation?Assistant: You were 1099? Did you save all of your write-offs and receipts? So thats about 100 days of work.. every mile you drove there is worth .575. Its quite likely half of that income can be offset with your expense of driving there. Human: Unfortunately thats not the case. There are two reasons why it is not. The first, and the most important, is that the car was not titled under my name. The car I was using belonged to my mom, and was more or less a family car. Because I technically didnt own it, from what Ive read, I cant claim expenses.Secondly, and this is an equally important issue, I was a 1099 working essentially as a W-2. As such, my daily commute to work cant be considered a write-off. That was told to me by an HR block rep.Assistant: What do you mean 1099 essentially as a W2? Were you actively managed, told to be at work by such and such a time? Its not uncommon for small businesses to try to save money by paying what should be w2 employees as 1099. You may not be liable for some of those taxes, but youll need to file other forms amp; report the employer. Human: I was actively managed and had a direct boss that I reported to. I adhered to the same 8:00am - 4:30pm hours as my coworkers. I had a team that reported to me in the same way you would expect employees to report to a full time manager.But all of this was done under my classification as a 1099.Assistant: Thats enough to tell me you dont owe the full self-employment taxes for that income. Im not qualified to advise you further, but you really need to look into this - it will reduce your tax liability a significant percentage.Search for 1099 abuse within your states dept. of labor website.Human: Here is a reply I provided to another user:Based on the nature of the work it was correct to classify me as a 1099. I was in the position as an interim consultant with some additional read: more traditional roles as well. I didnt mean for this thread to turn into a discussion about whether I was classified correctly or not, but I definitely appreciate your opinion.  <response>: Sir, you are becoming unnecessary defensive against your own benefit. Please. 