A Worker May Prefer to Be Classified as an Employee

question 80

Multiple Choice

A worker may prefer to be classified as an employee (rather than an independent contractor) for which of the following reasons:

• A)To avoid the self-employment tax.
• B)To claim unreimbursed work-related expenses as a deduction for AGI.
• C)To avoid the cutback adjustment on unreimbursed business entertainment expenses.
• D)To avoid the 2%-of-AGI floor on unreimbursed work-related expenses.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Public Life

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Revolution

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Owen

Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropic social reformer, and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.

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