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I thought I was an employee at my second role as a developer. Found out after a government ruling I was a contractor. Being a developer doesn't make you an em

• giancarlostoro 7y ago
  If you work for contracts / jobs and not for a company that has hired you full time then yeah you are probably a contractor depending on where you are occupation does not magically determine employment status (contractor vs employee).
  • wolco 7y ago
    It did for me. I was hired locally and worked for a short time on location but then worked from home. When tax time came I asked for my t4 but employer said I wasn't an employee so I asked for a ruling and it was deemed I was a contractor. That ending up costing me thousands.. I quickly found something else..
    • giancarlostoro 7y ago
      Not sure where you live, but every job I have had that's a full employment job has had me fill out a W2 tax form as one of the first papers I sign. If I'm not asked to sign one, I'm going to get suspicious about my employment status immediately.