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title: Independent Contractor Myths
description: Learn more about these common independent contractor myths and Navigator IC.
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Can you recognize myths surrounding classification of workers as independent contractors? Over the past few months, we published a series of blog posts on [ComplainceHR.com](https://compliancehr.com/) that focused on our whitepaper “Independent Contractor Myths vs. Reality” to help you better understand this complex topic.

Check out these common myths:

- [A short IC project poses no misclassification risk](https://compliancehr.com/2023/09/07/short-ic-project/)
- [If an IC has been engaged by other companies, it is safe to engage them as an independent contractor](https://compliancehr.com/2023/09/26/a-bona-fide-independent-contractor/)
- [A signed independent contractor agreement substantiates the classification](https://compliancehr.com/2023/10/10/signed-independent-contractor-agreement/)
- [Consultants with their own corporations are automatically independent contractors](https://compliancehr.com/2023/10/23/ic-consultant-corporation/)
- [A consultant with a business license and liability insurance poses no risk to the client company](https://compliancehr.com/2023/10/26/business-license-and-liability-insurance/)
- [Contractors who telework or perform the work off-site are independent contractors](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/01/contractors-who-telework/)
- [Documenting an independent contractor’s project is a waste of time](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/03/documenting-independent-contractors-project/)
- [It is safe to follow established industry practice when classifying certain workers as independent contractors](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/19/industry-best-practices/)
- [If one agency considers the worker an independent contractor, then all others will also](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/25/if-one-agency/)
- [A company issuing a 1099 tax form to the contractor automatically makes them an independent contractor](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/27/a-1099-tax-form-independent-contractor/)
- [Independent contractors are not entitled to any of the benefits and protections provided to people who meet the definition of an “employee”](https://compliancehr.com/2023/11/30/benefits-and-protections/)
- [Government agencies hold everyone to be an employee because they want to capture the tax revenue and guarantee worker protections, therefore there is no such thing as a valid independent contractor](https://compliancehr.com/2023/12/05/valid-independent-contractor/)
- [There is one standard test in the U.S. to determine whether someone qualifies as an independent contractor](https://compliancehr.com/2023/12/06/one-standard-independent-contractor-test/)

 For basic information about independent contractors, check out “[Independent Contractor 101](https://compliancehr.com/2023/08/29/independent-contractor-101/),” which answers the questions:

- What is an independent contractor?
- Why engage an independent contractor?
- What is employee misclassification?

Don’t forget: You can use [Navigator IC](https://knowledge.compliancehr.com/knowledge/navigator-ic) to generate a risk report of classifying a specific worker as an independent contractor. 

Feel free to reach out to us at [support@compliancehr.com](mailto:support@compliancehr.com) with any questions.

 

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