What’s the difference between employee and Independent Contractor?
The IRS defines Independent Contractor like this: “A general rule is that you, the payer, have the right to control or direct only the result of the work done by an independent contractor, and not the means and methods of accomplishing the result.” Think of a plumber coming into your home to do a specific task. He is an IC, not your employee. An IC brings there own tools, is already trained and usually offers his services to the public. See http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc762.html for more information.
