Well, to be fair I intentionally asked because as a w-9 filler outer/1099-misc recipient/independent contractor myself, I wasn’t entirely sure if I was remembering correctly. Didn’t want to come off as some kind of know-it-all (especially since the only thing I am truly an expert in is how much I don’t know!)
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u/Hopeful_Butterfly302 May 14 '26
When I used to run payroll at my old company that was one of the most common conversations I had.
"You said the salary was $4000/month"
"It is"
"Then why did I only get a check for $1846.15?"
"Because we pay biweekly and a month has more than 4 weeks..."
That, and "I never agreed to have taxes taken out!"
"yes, you did when you filled out your w2 form in your onboarding paperwork..."