2013 NSF REU Stipend reported on a 1099-MISC in Box 7 ? Independent Conractor ?

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<p><a href=“About Form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding | Internal Revenue Service”>http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-SS-8,-Determination-of-Worker-Status-for-Purposes-of-Federal-Employment-Taxes-and-Income-Tax-Withholding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The problem with this seems like:</p>

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<li><p>It could take time, I want to file and be able to move on to FAFSA & Profile now.</p></li>
<li><p>It determines if the person was an employee or an independent contractor. I’ve already been told by the REU college that my D2 wasn’t an employee and that that’s why they put the amount into box 7. What I’m saying in filing is that she is not an independent contractor subject to self-employment tax either.</p></li>
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