https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/my-employer-marked-me-as-an-statutory-employee-and-i-don-t-understand-how-to-select-the-copy-of/01/416750#M15768 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:55:31 GMT kea_h1 2019-06-04T20:55:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/my-employer-marked-me-as-an-statutory-employee-and-i-don-t-understand-how-to-select-the-copy-of/01/416750#M15768 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:55:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/my-employer-marked-me-as-an-statutory-employee-and-i-don-t-understand-how-to-select-the-copy-of/01/416750#M15768 kea_h1 2019-06-04T20:55:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/essentially-a-statutory-employee-is-one-who-under-tradi/01/416756#M15769 <P>Essentially, a <B>statutory employee</B> is one who, under traditional legal standards would be considered to be an independent contractor but under the tax code is treated to some extent like an employee. &nbsp;The classic example is an sales representative (like an insurance agent) who works only for one company and sets up his or her own office away from direct company control.</P><BLOCKQUOTE> <P>See this link for an in-depth discussion:&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3014362-reporting-statutory-employee-income" target="_blank">Reporting Statutory Employee Income</A></P> <P>If you are still not sure why your employer considers you to be a statutory employee, contact your personnel office for additional assistance.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE><P>If you have expenses related to your work, you can include those expenses as business expenses on <B>Schedule C</B>. You may have a home office, vehicle expenses, or other costs that had been previously paid by your employer.</P><BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The easiest way to to find Schedule C in TurboTax is to use the <B>Search</B> box at the top right side of the TurboTax header. Enter "schedule c", hit Enter, then click "<I>jump to schedule c</I>". This will take you directly to the start of this section. You will be prompted to upgrade if necessary.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE><P>Choose the "Guide Me" option or "View All" to work through all the interview questions regarding your business. TurboTax will create Schedule C with your statutory employee income and the expenses you enter.<BR /></P><P>Note that as a statutory employee, you are not subject to Self-Employment Taxes on your business income.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:55:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/essentially-a-statutory-employee-is-one-who-under-tradi/01/416756#M15769 PatriciaV 2019-06-04T20:55:33Z