The Answer Room - Employees vs. Independent Contractors

Deciding whether your next hire is an employee or an independent contractor is one of the most consequential calls a growing business makes: it determines the taxes you withhold, the taxes you owe as an employer, and whether you issue a W-2 or a 1099 at year end. In this Answer Room session, we walk through the core difference between the two, when to file a 1099-NEC versus a 1099-MISC, the deadlines you can't miss, and step-by-step how to get started with your payroll and pay both employees and contractors in QuickBooks Online. Watch the full replay below.