<prompt> Human: So I was hired by an extremely small company. It actually just consisted of myself, my best friend, his dad, and an entrepreneur. He hired my friend and I as subcontractors just so that he didnt have to worry about putting taxes into payroll. social security and workers comp. So when I got my paychecks, I got exactly what I worked for.Well after I had left the company, I get informed by my friend a few months later that our boss was in the wrong about hiring us as subcontractors because we didnt have our own company, and we were supplied with equipment to do our jobs. So we should of had taxes taken out the entire time. This man always concerned me with his shady business ethics, but I tried not to worry about it at the time because I figured it would screw him over in the long run.My question is: What can I do about this? Is there anything I can do? I just got my 1099 mailed to me and I wasnt sure what I should do about it.  <response>: You should file a tax return and declare the item on the 1099 on your taxes and pay taxes on it as required.if you feel you should have gotten a W-2 form instead you can contact the IRS and report him. The number and info for contacting the IRS about this is on this page: 