body: In the USA, can an employer be held liable for their employee's federal income tax – specifically if the employer failed to inform employee of their responsibility to pay their own income taxes?
  
  
  Let's say an employer reports a worker to the IRS as a contractor (1099), but fools the worker into thinking they are a full-time (W-2) employee. Would there be a legal case to be had in holding the employer liable for that worker's federal income tax?
  
  
  
title: Can an employer owe money for an employee's income tax?