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There used to be a\u00a020-point test for determining the status of a worker as an independent contractor versus an employee. While the IRS has done away with that test,\u00a0you can find their current guidance on this determination in Publication 1779<\/a>,\u00a0or you may have the IRS make the determination for you by completing form SS-8<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":""},"nccumc_faq_type":[71],"nccumc_faq_tag":[75,77,76,68,73],"class_list":["post-10371","nccumc_faq","type-nccumc_faq","status-publish","hentry","nccumc_faq_type-taxes","nccumc_faq_tag-1099-form","nccumc_faq_tag-employee","nccumc_faq_tag-independent-contractor","nccumc_faq_tag-irs","nccumc_faq_tag-w-2"],"yoast_head":"\nHow does my church determine whether to treat a worker as an employee versus independent contractor, thus receiving a W-2 or a 1099, respectively? | Treasurer's Office<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/treasurer\/faq\/employee_vs_independent_contractor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How does my church determine whether to treat a worker as an employee versus independent contractor, thus receiving a W-2 or a 1099, respectively? | Treasurer's Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There used to be a\u00a020-point test for determining the status of a worker as an independent contractor versus an employee. 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