"My employer treated me as a full-time, permanent employee" that may be the case from your perspective, but it still might not meet the legal definition of empl

"My employer treated me as a full-time, permanent employee" that may be the case from your perspective, but it still might not meet the legal definition of employment as spelled out in the IRS site. As the initial technical team member, seems reasonable that it could be a temporary role. Especially if you didn't get any benefits. Rule of thumb: if you're 1099, try and get paid a little more to compensate. http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Independent-Contractor-Self-Employed-or-Employee http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employ...