Employees and contractors in one payroll system: a decision guide
Compare one payroll platform with connected systems for employees and contractors. Use a decision matrix for tax, operations, and reporting.
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Manage a mixed 1099 and W-2 workforce
Teams that pay both employees and independent workers follow different rules for each. These guides cover how the IRS, the Department of Labor, and states tell the two apart, and what misclassification can cost.
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Employee or independent contractor? IRS, DOL, and state tests explained
Understand the IRS, federal wage-and-hour, and state worker classification tests, with current rule context and a practical evidence checklist.
Worker misclassification penalties: where the costs come from
See how worker misclassification costs can include taxes, wages, contributions, damages, and state penalties, with a practical exposure-review worksheet.
Where this leads
Flexible W-2
Run 1099 contractors and seasonal, temporary, or part-time W-2 employees on one worker record, with payroll, tax withholding, I-9, and E-Verify.
See flexible W-2Worker lifecycle
Keep onboarding, work, payment, and compliance history on one worker record so your team can manage changing engagements with shared context.
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Book a personalized Wingspan demo to see contractor onboarding, payments, and compliance workflows and discuss how they fit your team and current processes.
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Employees and contractors in one payroll system: a decision guide
Compare one payroll platform with connected systems for employees and contractors. Use a decision matrix for tax, operations, and reporting.
Employee or independent contractor? IRS, DOL, and state tests explained
Understand the IRS, federal wage-and-hour, and state worker classification tests, with current rule context and a practical evidence checklist.
Worker misclassification penalties: where the costs come from
See how worker misclassification costs can include taxes, wages, contributions, damages, and state penalties, with a practical exposure-review worksheet.