Driving for an owner as an independent contractor questions

If you applied to Swift and they wanted you to work under this same scenario, would you do it?

He is an employer, you are an employee. You do not qualify as an independent contractor. You are providing only a service of driving.

No workmens comp. No insurance. No unemployment.

 

Personally, I would pass on that 'opportunity'.

 

I wouldn't even pass...

I'd run away.

 

because you are his employee not an independent contractor.

As an employee, you should be having social security and other taxes withheld and paid by the employer.

Legally, you don't even meet the definition of an independent contractor.

If he's doing that, that means he's also pocketing the 7.5% of YOUR WAGES that he is supposed to be paying towards your social security and medicare.

Which mean he is making YOU pay it when you pay self-employment tax.

YOU are getting screwed 6 ways to Sunday.

 

well,

15% for self-employment tax
10% for federal tax
5% for state tax.

that's about the same amount.

 

I knew this was a waste of time before I made my post.

 

Take your taxes and expenses out of that and you make less.
This company is looking for a way to skirt tax and labor laws.
Most of these wind up bad.
If they'll screw the Government they'll screw you!
Run Away!