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What Should I do if my Drivers Don’t Want to Switch to W2?

Misclassifying your truck drivers can cause a lot of problems for your trucking company and with the IRS. This article answers driver misclassification frequently asked questions. 

So, if you want to make the switch to W2, but some of your drivers are objecting, you should ultimately get new truck drivers.

If you can’t fire all of your employees and get new ones, you could also have them get their own truck and run under your trucking company as an owner-operator. This article explains all of the taxes that owner-operators have to pay. 

And remember, that the drivers who quit because you switched from 1099 to W2 aren’t the kind of drivers you want to employ.

Why don’t my drivers want to switch to W2?

There are many reasons why a 1099 driver wouldn’t want to switch to becoming a W2 employee, but these are the most common reasons:

Obligations – if they have a child support payment that they don’t want to pay, or garnishment for wages if they didn’t pay a car loan or didn’t pay a hospital bill

Taxes – if they want to claim 1099 deductions instead of W2 so that they can lower the amount of money they pay in taxes

Remember that drivers don’t get to choose if they are 1099 or W2. This determination is made by the IRS and the State Department of Labor.

Written by Gentry DeWinter

Gentry graduated from Grand Valley with a Bachelor’s Degree in multi-media journalism. She is an artist who loves videography, and writing, and hopes to one day own multiple dogs.

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