Filed 1099-NEC incorrectly as Form 8919 - will my employer find out?

Filing Form 8919 doesn't automatically trigger an audit of your employer, but it does signal to the IRS that there might be a worker classification issue. Form 8919 is specifically used when someone believes they should be classified as an employee rather than an independent contractor. The good news is that you've already taken the correct steps by filing an amended return that properly reports your 1099-NEC income on Schedule C. This shows the IRS that you're treating the income exactly as your employer intended - as separate contract work. Since you caught this relatively quickly and fixed it on your own, the likelihood of this causing problems for your employer is significantly reduced. The IRS processes millions of returns, and they typically focus their limited audit resources on cases with significant discrepancies or patterns of abuse, not on single corrected mistakes.

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As someone who used to prepare taxes professionally, I want to add that the IRS generally has better things to do than audit small employers over a single employee filing correction. They're most interested in patterns of misclassification across multiple workers or significant tax avoidance schemes. Your amended return essentially tells the IRS "ignore that first filing, this is the correct one." Think of it like crossing something out and writing the correct information - they focus on the final version. One suggestion: you might want to casually mention to your employer's accounting department that your tax preparer made an error on your personal taxes that you've since corrected. Keep it vague unless they ask for details. This way, if they do ever hear anything (unlikely), they won't be caught off guard.

I had something similar happen last year. I received both a W-2 and 1099-NEC from the same company and my tax preparer filed it wrong too. It got fixed with an amendment and literally nothing happened. No audit, no questions, nothing. The IRS is so backlogged right now they're not going after these small issues, especially when you fix them yourself. The only thing you might want to check is if you need to file an amended state return too if your state has income tax. Sometimes the state revenue departments can be even more behind than the IRS in processing.

I understand your panic - I went through something very similar two years ago with a misclassified 1099. The key thing to remember is that you've already done the right thing by filing an amended return quickly. From my experience working with small business tax issues, the IRS typically only initiates employer investigations when they see systematic problems across multiple employees or significant dollar amounts involved. A single corrected filing, especially one that you self-reported and fixed, rarely triggers broader scrutiny. Your amended return essentially tells the IRS "disregard the original Form 8919 - the income was correctly classified as independent contractor work." Since you're paying the additional taxes owed and showing good faith compliance, this should close the loop from their perspective. The fact that your employer legitimately uses both W-2 and 1099 workers (you have separate roles) actually works in your favor here. If anything ever did come up, your employment situation would be easy to explain and justify. Try not to stress too much - you caught the error quickly and handled it properly. That's exactly what the amendment process is designed for.