What are the difference between an independent contractor and an employee?
There is a big difference. If you are being provided a good quality service it will not be as big of a difference as it is to the IRS. This is a very “gray” area in terms of taxes and benefits. Independent contractors are rapidly becoming more common in every industry. An employee is a person that works for a business or an individual and is paid wages with taxes, social security, and other withholdings. being withheld. An independent contractor is for all practical purposes in business for themselves. The service you hire may ‘contract out” work. This may not a bad thing if the proper steps are taken to ensure that all involved are complying with tax laws and insured professionally. The biggest difference between the two is that the service owner/manager will have more control over the work performed by employees. Ask the service if they utilize independent contractors or have employees. The homeowner should be aware of the classification of the worker. In rare cases the homeowner can
