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I recently saw an infographic posted in this sub about the difference between a W-2 employee and a 1099 employee and I’m 99% sure I should be a W2 employee. But I’d greatly appreciate any feedback.

Going by the first infographic that I saw posted: I work for someone else's business exclusively, I'm paid by the hour, I have a permanent/not temp job with them, the employer decides how and when the work will be performed (as callas are routed to me- we're an answering service), and the the employee assigns the calls (and which type of calls I receive). But I had to buy and use my own equipment. So the “buy and use my own equipment” is the only part of my job that would fall under contractor. They also provide 5 days a years of vacation pay but no other benefits at all. Shouldn't this make me a W2 and not 1099-NEC employee. I'd be very appreciate of any assistance because I make less than $30,000 a year and I just had to pay slightly over two months of total pay in federal-state…


Going by the first infographic that I saw posted: I work for someone else's business exclusively, I'm paid by the hour, I have a permanent/not temp job with them, the employer decides how and when the work will be performed (as callas are routed to me- we're an answering service), and the the employee assigns the calls (and which type of calls I receive). But I had to buy and use my own equipment. So the “buy and use my own equipment” is the only part of my job that would fall under contractor. They also provide 5 days a years of vacation pay but no other benefits at all.

Shouldn't this make me a W2 and not 1099-NEC employee. I'd be very appreciate of any assistance because I make less than $30,000 a year and I just had to pay slightly over two months of total pay in federal-state taxes.

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