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Show Ask IRS before filing as employee Work Status for Purposes of Federal Fed-eral Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding,' and send it to vour IRS District Director. Both Publication 937 and Form SS-8 may be ordered by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). ;- OGDEN Whether you are considered an employee or an independent in-dependent contractor determines not only how you pay your taxes, but also what kind and how much. Generally, an employee is under ;the control of an employer about when, where and how to work. - An independent contractor, on '.the other hand, is responsible to an employer only for the successful completion of the job. The independent in-dependent contractor, rather than 1 ;the employer, controls or directs the method and means of accomplishing ac-complishing the job. '. Publication 937, Business Reporting, Repor-ting, lists 20 factors used to deter--mine if you are an employee. If you want the Internal Revenue Service "to judge your status, fill out Form ;SS-8, 'Determination of Employee |