> strictly speaking, every employee is an independent contractor. no, that isn't the case. or rather, it's not the case in the context i'm talking about. legally, for a few different purposes, employees and independent contractors are different. > am i an employee? i'd have to have more information. are you paid by then directly? what is the nature of the business relationship? how did it start? how much control do they have over exactly how you do your job?  > no they're not. if you are an employee, or found to have had an employee/employer relationship, and you were paid in the funds at issue for that relationship, yes they are in fact liable for that tax bill.
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