1099 tax savings

1099 is like Uber. You pay your own taxes and you get no benefits whatsoever. I don't know about 1099 truckers. But Uber sucks, they fired me after 4.5 years

 

Wow. I love that.

 

I'm probably having to go that route, because of past issues

 

I believe that the 1099 status as an employee is illegal.

 

It's usually not the best thing in my opinion. Most times they are doing it so they save money on taxes. You have to pay all the taxes yourself. Your suppose to do it every quarter. Lots of people don't then at the end of the year you owe the IRS money and don't have that also. So they behind on taxes. Lots of time the trucking company don't pay enough money to make up for the extra taxes you have pay. Sometimes the don't pay like they said and you get really messed up. Because you independent contractor and have nothing to fight back with. You can't complain to state labor board if the don't pay you.

 

China recommended a job to me that's 1099, some of us don't have other choices. It's really no different than driving for a ride share. Below me I don't want to go this route, but I have to get my foot in the door.

 

I got fired in September. I was falsely accused of drinking and driving, and I was 7 years sober last month.

 

What do any of you know about Western Express?