Originally Posted by towhook

Some CFIs should be ICs, and some should be employees. It depends on the way the business is run. Get informed and stand up for your rights. If you are an IC then get a contract and make sure everything you want is in it.



Here is a good article on this topic from AOPA:

Professional CFI
Tax Status of Flight Instructing

By Patti Arthur

School and instructor should remember that control is the key to determining a CFI's status as an employee or independent contractor.