Many businesses prefer to hire independent contractors because there’s often less overhead and fewer expenses such as covering taxes or benefits. However, classify a true employee as an independent contractor and you’re in
[image_frame style="framed" align="left" title="W-2"]/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/w-2-or-1099-images.jpg[/image_frame] In times of growth small business owners have often had to determine whether they should outsource work to independent contractors or hire additional part time or full time employees.