View Single Post
TomCopeland 11:12 AM 03-13-2012
The issue of when a person is an independent contractor or an employee is not a simple one. The IRS would look at a number of factors. The most important one is, "who has the right to direct and control the person's work?" If the person is coming into your home, using your equipment and helping you care for children, then it looks like an employee. If the person is offering a separate activity (puppet show, music lesson, etc.) then the person looks like an independent contractor.

In your case the person sounds like an employee. It's your business and she is helping you. You don't allow her to do whatever she wants. She is following your rules. Maybe there are other factors that you haven't explained that might change my answer.
Reply