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Online 7, the maximum amount of wages subject to social security tax has increased from $137,700 to $142,800 for 2021. General Instructions  \nPurpose of form. Use Form 8919 to figure and report your share of the uncollected social security and Medicare taxes due on your compensation if you were an employee but were treated as an independent contractor by your employer. By filing this form, your social security earnings will be credited to your social security record. See [https://www.irs.gov/businesses/](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/)[ ](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/)[small-businesses-self-employed/independent-contractor-self-](small-businesses-self-employed/independent-contractor-self-)[employed-or-employee](employed-or-employee for more information.)[ for more information.](employed-or-employee for more information.)  \nCION  \nDon’t use this form:  \n• For services you performed as an independent contractor. Instead, use Schedule C (Form 1040),  \nProfit or Loss From Business, to report the income. And use Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax, to figure the tax on net earnings from self-employment.  \n• To figure the social security and Medicare tax owed on tips you didn’t report to your employer, including any allocated tips shown on your Form(s) W-2 that you must report as income. Instead, use Form 4137, Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income.  \nFirm. For purposes of this form, the term “firm” means any individual, business enterprise, company, nonprofit organization, state, or other entity for which you performed services. This firm may or may not have paid you directly for these services.  \nForm SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding.  \nFile Form SS-8 if you want the IRS to determine whether you are an independent contractor or an employee. See the form instructions for information on completing the form. If you select reason code G, you must file Form SS-8 on or before the date you file Form 8919. Don’t attach Form SS-8 to your tax return. Form SS-8 must be filed separately.  \nForm 8959, Additional Medicare Tax. A 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax applies to Medicare wages, Railroad Retirement Tax Act compensation, and self-employment income over a threshold amount based on your filing status. Use Form 8959 to figure this tax. See [https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small)businesses-self-employed/questions-and-answers-for-theadditional-medicare-tax for more information.  \nSpecific Instructions  \nLines 1 through 5. Complete a separate line for each firm. If you worked as an employee for more than five firms in 2021, attach additional Form(s) 8919 with lines 1 through 5  \ncompleted. Complete lines 6 through 13 on only one Form  \n8919. The line 6 amount on that Form 8919 should be the combined totals of all lines 1 through 5 of all your Forms 8919.  \nColumn (a). Enter the name of the firm for which you worked. If you received a Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC from the firm, enter the firm’s name exactly as it is entered on Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC.  \nColumn (b). The federal identification number for a firm can be an employer identification number (EIN) or a social security number (SSN) (if the firm is an individual) . An EIN is a nine-digit number assigned by the IRS to a business. Enter an EIN like this: XX-XXXXXXX. Enter an SSN like this: XXX-XXXXXX. If you received a Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC from the firm, enter the firm’s federal identification number that is entered on Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC. 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