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Exploring Client Advisory Services: Independent Contractors vs. Employees

Stop guessing and start protecting your business from back taxes, penalties, and IRS audits with clear classification strategies.

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BeginnerUpdated May 26, 2026
Exploring Client Advisory Services: Independent Contractors vs. Employees

What You'll Learn

check_circleRecall the three determination categories (incorporating the 20 historical factors) that the IRS uses to determine employees versus independent contractors.
check_circleIdentify the basic tax forms needed when hiring employees and independent contractors.
check_circleRecognize the different types of 1099 forms.
check_circleState the tax implications of scholarships.

About This Course

As gig workers, remote employees, and hybrid workers have become commonplace, the tax rules pertaining to employees and independent contractors have become more complex. If someone can work whenever they want, are they still an employee? How are expense reimbursements reported? And most importantly, what happens if a contractor should really be classified as an employee?

In this course, we will discuss these issues, as well as some common tax reporting issues. Finally, we will discuss recent tax legislation in this area, including changes to the electronic filing requirements.

Who Should Attend:

Tax practitioners, small business owners, and other accountants looking to serve their companies or clients in the area of payroll services

Your Instructor

David Peters
David Peters

CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA

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David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education in Richmond, VA. He is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Peters Financial LLC. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in insurance. David was the first Chief Financial Officer of Compare.com, where he served for more than three years. He holds four master’s degrees, contributes frequently to professional publications, and is a nationally recognized CPE instructor and discussion leader for Surgent seminars and a former instructor for Don Farmer. David received the AICPA Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021, 2023, and 2024 as well as Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader awards in 2019 and 2022. He also co-authored the Virginia CPA Ethics course in 2018, 2019, and 2020, which is a requirement for all CPAs licensed in Virginia. Through Peters Professional Education, David is the author and instructor for over 125 recorded on-demand CPE courses and leads private trainings, in-person tax seminars, and quarterly live tax update webinars. His areas of instruction include accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics, and he regularly teaches professionals across the United States.

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