IRS Finalizes Updated Form SS-8 Instructions

March 23, 2023, 7:55 PM UTC

The final version of an update to the instructions for the form used to request a worker’s classification for federal tax purposes was released March 21 by the Internal Revenue Service.

The instructions for Form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding, did not contain changes from a third draft released March 17, which itself did not contain substantive changes compared to previous drafts.

The form and instructions were last revised in May 2014. Form SS-8 can be filed by either an employer or a worker, and the IRS uses the information ...

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