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Is your business doing hiring paperwork right?

Free calculators for small-business owners, bookkeepers and office managers who pay contractors or hire hourly crews: check 1099 rules, hit every Form I-9 deadline, and see what misclassification or a missed form could cost.

What's at stake

$288–$2,861per Form I-9 with paperwork violations in an ICE audit (amounts in effect since January 2025)
Up to $680per Form 1099 filed after August 1 or not at all: $340 for the IRS copy plus $340 for the worker's copy
Employer FICA + §3509back taxes that can apply when a contractor is reclassified as an employee
Up to 2×unpaid overtime under the FLSA: back wages plus an equal amount in liquidated damages

Featured calculators

Form I-9I-9 Deadline CalculatorSection 1, Section 2, E-Verify and reverification dates for a new hire, with a calendar file. ClassificationWorker Misclassification Cost CalculatorBack taxes and back wages if contractors are reclassified as employees. 1099 reporting1099 and W-9 Penalty CalculatorLate-filing penalties and backup withholding for missing W-9s.

All calculators

Worker classification

Worker Misclassification Cost CalculatorEstimate IRS, state and FLSA exposure from reclassification. Contractor or Employee? Risk ChecklistSee where a contractor relationship is weakest under the IRS factors.

1099 reporting

Do I Need to File a 1099-NEC?Threshold by year, exemptions and the filing deadline. 1099 and W-9 Penalty CalculatorLate-filing penalties and 24% backup withholding for missing W-9s.

Form I-9

I-9 Deadline CalculatorSection 1, Section 2, E-Verify, receipt and reverification dates. I-9 Fine EstimatorPaperwork and knowing-hire penalty ranges. I-9 Retention CalculatorWhen a former employee's Form I-9 can be destroyed.

Hiring someone this week?

Section 2 of Form I-9 is due three business days after their first day. Get every date, and add them to your calendar.

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Why trust these calculators

20+ years in legal operationsBuilt by a J.D. with two decades of audit-ready recordkeeping, compliance audits and I-9 support.
Sources citedEach calculator names the statute, regulation or agency guidance behind it.
Current rulesUpdated for the 2026 1099 threshold, the 2026 Social Security wage base, the penalty amounts for 1099s due in 2026 and 2027, ICE's March 2026 I-9 inspection changes, and the current I-9 penalty amounts.
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