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Contractor vs Employee

Contractor vs employee, how to decide which one the work needs

Engage an independent contractor when the work is short, clearly defined, and genuinely independent: the worker controls how and when it gets done, brings their own tools, and is free to serve other clients. Hire an employee when the work is ongoing, when you need to direct how it is done, or when you want to retain the person and own what they create. Contractors avoid employer taxes, benefits and statutory protections, but getting the line wrong is misclassification, which carries back taxes, penalties and benefit claims. The test is the substance of the relationship, not the label on the contract. An Employer of Record removes that risk by employing the person compliantly on your behalf where employment is the honest answer.

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By Tom Price-Daniel, Co-founder, Teamed

Contractor vs employee, when should you engage an independent contractor and when should you hire an employee?

Engage an independent contractor when the work is short, clearly defined, and genuinely independent: the worker controls how and when it gets done, brings their own tools, and is free to serve other clients. Hire an employee when the work is ongoing, when you need to direct how it is done, or when you want to retain the person and own what they create. Contractors avoid employer taxes, benefits and statutory protections, but getting the line wrong is misclassification, which carries back taxes, penalties and benefit claims. The test is the substance of the relationship, not the label on the contract. An Employer of Record removes that risk by employing the person compliantly on your behalf where employment is the honest answer.

At a glance

Contractor

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Best for: short, clearly defined, genuinely independent work, where the worker controls how and when it is done, uses their own tools, and is free to take other clients. A project with a deliverable and an end date, not an open-ended seat on your team.

Employee

Rated 4.8 on G2

Best for: ongoing work you need to direct, a person you want to retain, train and integrate into the team, and any role where you need to own the intellectual property and rely on the person being there. The default when the relationship looks and behaves like employment.

Shared by both: both can be engaged compliantly through Teamed · both are judged on substance, not the label · misclassification risk sits underneath both

Where it mattersWho leadsWhy
Control over how and when the work is doneEmployeeIf you direct the hours, methods and tools, that is employment in substance. Genuine contractors control their own how and when.
Direct cost, employer taxes and benefitsContractorNo employer payroll taxes, benefits or statutory on-costs on a contractor invoice. The saving is real, but only if the classification is genuine.
Permanence and the need for the person to be thereEmployeeOngoing, indefinite work that you rely on points to employment. Contractors suit defined work with an end.
Who owns the intellectual propertyEmployeeEmployers usually own work created in the course of employment by default. With contractors, IP stays with the contractor unless a written assignment transfers it.
Benefits, leave and the employee experienceEmployeeEmployees receive paid leave, statutory benefits and protections. Contractors carry their own, which suits some workers and not others.
Statutory protection and the worker relationshipEmployeeEmployees get minimum wage, overtime, unfair-dismissal and anti-discrimination protection. Contractors are largely outside that frame.
Misclassification risk to the engaging companyDrawBoth carry risk if the label is wrong. Calling an employee a contractor invites back taxes and penalties. The honest classification removes the exposure.
Speed and flexibility to start and stopContractorA contractor can start fast and wind down at the end of a project. Employment is the right tool when you want the person to stay.

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Who Contractor is for

This explainer is for any company weighing whether a piece of work should go to an independent contractor or an employee. The honest answer is set by the substance of the relationship, not the cost you would prefer. Use the picker below to route the decision, including the cases where a contractor genuinely is the right call and the cases where employment, often via an Employer of Record, is the only compliant option.

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  • Not sure which model the work needs?. The 20-second picker below routes you honestly, including the cases where a genuine contractor is right and the cases where you should employ, compliantly, instead.

Find your pick in 20 seconds

If you are…Start withWhy
Short, defined project with a deliverable and an end dateContractorIf the work is genuinely independent and the worker controls the how, a contractor is the right and compliant model.
Ongoing work you direct day to day, integrated into your teamEmployeeDirection, permanence and integration point to employment. Hire compliantly, via an EOR where you have no local entity.
A long-term contractor who looks and behaves like an employeeEmployee via EORThis is the classic misclassification trap. Convert to compliant employment before a tax authority decides for you.
A genuine contractor, but you want the misclassification risk off your deskContractor with ProtectTeamed can engage the contractor directly and take on the misclassification liability.

What is the contractor vs employee decision?

An independent contractor is a self-employed worker you engage to deliver a defined piece of work. They control how and when it is done, usually supply their own tools, carry their own costs and tax, and are typically free to work for other clients. An employee works under your direction in an ongoing relationship: you set the hours and methods, you provide the tools, and in return the law gives the worker minimum wage, paid leave, benefits, and protection against unfair dismissal and discrimination.

The difference matters because it sets who pays what and who is protected. On a contractor you pay an invoice with no employer payroll taxes, no benefits and no statutory on-costs. On an employee you withhold income tax, pay the employer share of social contributions, fund benefits and carry the obligations of an employer. That cost gap is exactly why the line is policed, because the cheaper-looking option is not available simply because you prefer it.

What decides the classification is the substance of the relationship, not the word on the contract. In the United States the IRS weighs behavioural control, financial control and the type of relationship, and the Department of Labor applies an economic-reality test for minimum-wage and overtime purposes. Other countries use their own versions of the same idea. Get the substance wrong and you have misclassification, which can mean back taxes, penalties, interest and claims for the benefits the worker should have had. An Employer of Record removes that risk where the honest answer is employment: it becomes the compliant legal employer in-country on your behalf, so you can keep the person without carrying an entity or the classification exposure yourself.

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Control, who decides how and when the work is done

Control is the heart of the test almost everywhere. If you set the hours, the methods, the sequence and the tools, and the person works only for you under your direction, the relationship is employment in substance, however the contract is worded. A genuine contractor decides how to deliver the result, works to their own schedule, and is free to take on other clients. Before you choose a model, be honest about how much control you actually intend to exercise, because that is what a tax authority will look at, not the title on the agreement.

DetailContractorEmployee
How and whenThe contractor controls how and when the work is done, to deliver an agreed result.You direct the hours, the methods and the sequence of the work.
Tools and equipmentUsually supplies their own tools and carries their own costs.You provide the tools, systems and equipment.
Other clientsFree to work for other clients at the same time.Works for you, typically exclusively, as part of your team.

The substance test

The IRS weighs behavioural control, financial control and the type of relationship. A contract that calls someone a contractor does not make them one if you direct the work like an employer. Classify on what you actually do, not on what you write down.

2

Cost, what you pay and what sits underneath it

On the surface a contractor looks cheaper, because you pay an invoice with no employer payroll taxes, no benefits and no statutory on-costs. That difference is real and it is the honest reason to use contractors for genuinely independent work. The trap is treating the saving as free. If the relationship is really employment, the missing employer taxes and benefits do not disappear, they become a liability that lands later as back taxes, penalties and interest. Cost should follow the correct classification, not drive it.

DetailContractorEmployee
Employer payroll taxesNone on a contractor invoice. Reported on Form 1099-NEC.Employer share of Social Security and Medicare on wages. Reported on Form W-2.
Benefits and on-costsThe contractor funds their own. Nothing added to the invoice.Paid leave, statutory benefits and on-costs funded by the employer.
The hidden costIf the classification is wrong, the saving reverses into back taxes and penalties.Costs are known and budgeted up front, with no later surprise.

The honest read

The cost gap is the whole reason the line is policed. A contractor is genuinely cheaper when the work is genuinely independent. When it is not, the apparent saving is a deferred bill, not a discount.

3

Permanence, defined work or an open-ended seat

Time and permanence tell you a lot. A defined project with a deliverable and an end date fits a contractor. Work that is ongoing, indefinite, and central to what you do points to employment, because you are relying on the person being there, not on a one-off result. A contractor who has been with you full time for a year, doing core work to your direction, is an employee in all but name. The longer and more central the engagement, the more a contractor label strains against the substance.

DetailContractorEmployee
Shape of the workA defined project with a deliverable and an end.Ongoing, indefinite work that you rely on continuing.
CentralitySpecialist or peripheral to your core operation.Core to what your business does day to day.
Duration driftShort engagements that wind down when the work is done.A long, integrated relationship you intend to keep.

Watch the drift

Misclassification often happens slowly. A genuine short contract gets renewed, then renewed again, until a contractor is doing an employee role on a contractor rate. Review long-running contractors before a tax authority does it for you.

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Intellectual property, who owns what the work creates

Ownership of the output is one of the sharpest practical differences. For an employee, work created in the course of employment generally belongs to the employer by default. For a contractor, the contractor usually owns what they create unless a written assignment transfers it to you. If the work produces code, designs, content or inventions you need to own and control, that has to be handled explicitly in the contractor agreement, and even then the rules vary by country. When IP ownership is central, employment is often the cleaner route.

DetailContractorEmployee
Default ownershipThe contractor owns the output unless a written assignment transfers it.The employer generally owns work created in the course of employment.
What you must doSecure an explicit, written IP assignment, checked per country.Confirm the standard employment-IP terms apply in that country.
Risk if you skip itYou may not own the very thing you paid the contractor to build.Lower, since ownership usually vests with the employer by default.

Get it in writing

Never assume you own what a contractor produces. Without a written assignment, the IP can stay with the contractor. When ownership matters, decide the model with that in mind and put the terms in the agreement.

5

Benefits and statutory protection, what the worker gets

Employment is not only a cost to you, it is a set of protections for the worker. Employees receive minimum wage, overtime where it applies, paid leave, statutory benefits, and protection against unfair dismissal and discrimination. A genuine contractor sits outside most of that frame and funds their own equivalent. That can suit an independent professional who values the freedom and the higher day rate, and it can leave a misclassified worker stripped of protections they were legally entitled to. The worker side of the decision is part of doing it honestly.

DetailContractorEmployee
Minimum wage and overtimeOutside FLSA minimum wage and overtime, as a genuine contractor.Covered by FLSA minimum wage and overtime where applicable.
Leave and benefitsNone provided. The contractor arranges their own.Paid leave and statutory benefits provided by the employer.
Dismissal and discriminationLimited statutory protection.Protected against unfair dismissal and discrimination.

Why it cuts both ways

The protections that make employment more expensive for you are the same ones a misclassified worker loses. The DOL economic-reality test exists precisely to stop those protections being avoided by a label.

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Misclassification, the risk that sits under the whole decision

Misclassification is calling someone a contractor when the substance says employee. It is the single biggest risk in this decision, and it does not depend on bad intent. If a tax authority or court reclassifies the relationship, the engaging company can face back taxes, the employer share of social contributions, penalties, interest, and claims for the leave and benefits the worker should have received. The exposure grows with time and headcount. The way to remove it is not to draft the contract more cleverly, it is to classify honestly and, where the answer is employment, to employ compliantly.

DetailContractorEmployee
What it isA contractor in name whose relationship is really employment.A correctly classified employee, with the exposure removed.
What it costsBack taxes, penalties, interest, and benefit claims if reclassified.Known employer costs, budgeted up front, no reclassification risk.
How to remove itUse Guard or Protect cover, or convert to employment if the work is really employment.Employ compliantly, via an EOR where you have no local entity.

How an EOR removes the risk

Where the honest answer is employment but you have no entity in the country, an Employer of Record becomes the compliant legal employer on your behalf. The person is properly employed, the statutory obligations are met, and the misclassification exposure comes off your desk.

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Managing both compliantly, contractor and employee on one system

Most growing companies need both models at once: genuine contractors for defined project work, and employees for the roles they direct and rely on. Teamed runs both on one system and is built to keep each one on the right side of the line. For genuine contractors, Guard gives up to $10,000 per case of misclassification cover while you remain the engager, and Protect has Teamed engage the contractor directly and take on the misclassification liability. For employment, Teamed is the compliant employer of record in 180+ countries through 57 owned entities and vetted local partners. Pricing is a flat $599 per employee per month, with FX absorbed at zero markup and the applied rate shown on every invoice, and an EOR engagement uses a refundable deposit of one month of salary, standard for the model. When a contractor relationship outgrows the contract, Teamed helps you convert it to compliant employment rather than letting the risk build.

DetailContractorEmployee
Genuine contractorsGuard: up to $10,000 per case cover, you remain the engager. Protect: Teamed engages directly and takes on the misclassification liability.Not applicable. This column is the employment route.
Employment without an entityNot applicable. This column is the contractor route.Compliant EOR employment in 180+ countries, flat $599 per employee per month, FX absorbed at zero markup, refundable one-month deposit.
When the work changesTeamed flags a contractor relationship that has drifted into employment.Teamed converts it to compliant employment, with no gap in coverage.

One honest system

The goal is not to push everyone into employment or to dress up employees as contractors. It is to put each piece of work in the right model and keep it there. Teamed runs both, with a real HR or legal expert on every plan to help you classify each role.

Why the comparison matters

Behind every line item is a real person, in a real place.

The fee, the FX and the support model are not abstractions. They decide whether the person you hired in Barcelona or Rome is paid right, on time, by someone who knows their employment law. That is the comparison worth running.

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What each stakeholder evaluates

CriterionLegalFinancePeople OpsSecurity
Getting the classification rightClassify on the substance of the relationship, not the contract label. In the United States the IRS weighs behavioural control, financial control and the type of relationship, and the DOL applies an economic-reality test for minimum wage and overtime. Other countries use their own versions. If in genuine doubt, the IRS will determine status on Form SS-8.A contractor avoids employer payroll taxes and benefits, which is a real saving on genuinely independent work. If the classification is wrong, that saving reverses into back taxes, penalties and interest, so do not let the cost decide the model.Be honest about how much you intend to direct the person. If you will set their hours, methods and tools and rely on them being there, that is employment, and treating it as a contract harms the worker as much as the company.A correctly classified, compliantly employed worker sits inside your access, data and offboarding controls. A long-running misclassified contractor often does not, which is its own exposure.
Owning the intellectual propertyFor an employee, work created in the course of employment generally vests with the employer by default. For a contractor, ownership stays with the contractor unless a written assignment transfers it, and the rules vary by country, so get explicit advice and put it in the agreement.Unowned IP is an asset you paid for but cannot fully use or sell. Factor the cost of a proper assignment, or the cost of employing instead, into the decision when the output matters.When a role consistently produces IP you need to own and build on, that points towards employment, where ownership is cleaner and the relationship is built to last.Owning the IP and employing the person lets you control where the work and the data live. A contractor arrangement without a clear assignment leaves both in less certain hands.
Removing the misclassification riskThe reliable way to remove the risk is to classify honestly and, where the answer is employment, to employ compliantly. An Employer of Record becomes the legal employer in-country on your behalf, so the statutory obligations are met and the exposure leaves your books.Weigh the cost of compliant employment, or of Guard or Protect cover on a genuine contractor, against the cost of reclassification: back taxes, penalties, interest and benefit claims. The compliant route is usually the cheaper one once the risk is priced in.Converting a drifting contractor to a compliant employee, via an EOR where there is no entity, can be done with no gap in coverage and a clear story for the worker. Teamed runs phased transitions so nobody falls through the cracks.A compliant employer of record gives you a documented, auditable employment record and a real escalation contact, rather than an informal contractor arrangement that no one can fully account for if it is challenged.

How to decide, then engage the right way

The decision is a short, honest sequence: test the substance, pick the model the substance supports, and engage it compliantly. Teamed runs both contractor management and EOR employment on one system, so the answer to the test maps straight to a compliant route, with a real HR or legal expert to help you classify each role.

  1. Step 1

    Test the substance

    Work through control, permanence, independence, IP and protection. Ask how the IRS control test or the DOL economic-reality test would read this relationship, not how the contract is worded.

  2. Step 2

    Pick the model the substance supports

    If the work is short, defined and genuinely independent, a contractor is right. If you direct it, rely on it, or need to own the IP, it is employment. Let the substance decide, not the preferred cost.

  3. Step 3

    Engage it compliantly

    For a genuine contractor, run the engagement with Guard or Protect cover. For employment where you have no local entity, employ via an EOR so the person is properly employed in-country.

  4. Step 4

    Review as the work changes

    A contractor relationship can drift into employment over time. Review long-running engagements, and convert to compliant employment before a tax authority decides for you.

Dyke Yaxley · UK chartered accountancy

100% audit capacity added. Zero entity setup.

Audit capacity in 2024
+100%
Compliance or classification issues
0
South Africa hires, correctly employed
2
Entity setup required
None

Challenge

Dyke Yaxley, a UK chartered accountancy with over a century of history, was turning down audit work in 2024. Local UK talent supply for qualified auditors had not kept pace with client demand. The roles were ongoing, directed and core to the firm, so they were employment, not contractor work, but cross-border hiring felt too legally complex for a firm whose brand sits on compliance discipline.

Approach

Because the roles were genuine employment, Dyke Yaxley partnered with Teamed to hire two qualified audit professionals in South Africa via EOR rather than risk a contractor arrangement that would not survive the substance test. Teamed handled the South African employment-law side end to end: compliant contract, local payroll, statutory tax obligations, and onboarding logistics. No entity setup, no South African legal counsel on retainer, no permanent-establishment exposure, and no misclassification risk.

Result

Both hires exceeded expectations on technical work, client satisfaction, and cultural fit. Audit capacity doubled in 2024. Zero compliance issues across the engagement. The firm went from declining new audit work to confidently taking on additional clients, with the people correctly employed from day one.

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Work out the true cost of getting it wrong

Before you default to a contractor on cost, model what compliant employment actually costs against the exposure if the classification is challenged. Talk it through with a real HR or legal expert who will tell you honestly which model the work needs.

Decision checklist

  • Choose a contractor when the work is short, clearly defined and genuinely independent, the worker controls the how and when, uses their own tools, and is free to serve other clients.
  • Choose an employee when the work is ongoing, when you direct how it is done, or when you rely on the person being there. Hire compliantly, via an EOR where you have no local entity.
  • Choose employment when you need to own the intellectual property the work creates, since ownership generally vests with the employer by default but stays with a contractor without a written assignment.
  • Convert a long-running contractor who behaves like an employee to compliant employment before a tax authority reclassifies them and bills you for back taxes and penalties.
  • Keep genuine contractors as contractors, and put Guard or Protect cover in place so the misclassification risk sits with your provider, not on your desk.
  • Whichever model the work needs, classify on the substance of the relationship, not the cost you would prefer or the label on the contract.

Honest take

When a contractor is genuinely the right choice

  • Choose a contractor when the work is a short, clearly defined project with a deliverable and an end date, not an open-ended seat on your team.
  • Choose a contractor when the worker genuinely controls how and when the work is done, supplies their own tools, carries their own costs, and is free to take on other clients.
  • Choose a contractor when the engagement is specialist or peripheral rather than core to your operation, and you do not need to own the resulting IP beyond what a written assignment covers.

A genuine independent contractor is the right and compliant model for genuinely independent work, and we will say so plainly. The point is not to push everyone into employment, it is to match the model to the substance. When the relationship really is employment, treating it as a contract harms the worker and exposes you to misclassification, and that is where employing compliantly, via an EOR if you have no entity, is the honest call.

Questions to ask any EOR before you sign

  1. 1Who controls how, when and where the work is done, you or the worker?
  2. 2Is the work a defined project with an end, or ongoing and indefinite?
  3. 3Does the worker use their own tools, carry their own costs, and serve other clients?
  4. 4Do you need to own the intellectual property the work creates, and is that assignment in writing?
  5. 5Would the role normally come with paid leave, benefits and statutory protection?
  6. 6If a tax authority applied the control or economic-reality test today, which way would this relationship fall?
  7. 7In which country is the worker based, and what does that country use to draw the line?
  8. 8If this should be employment but you have no entity there, who employs the person compliantly on your behalf?
  9. 9Is contractor misclassification cover in place, and does it sit with you or with your provider?
  10. 10When the work outgrows a contract, who tells you it is time to convert to employment?

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the real difference between a contractor and an employee?
    It is the substance of the working relationship, not the label on the contract. A genuine independent contractor controls how and when they work, supplies their own tools, carries their own costs and tax, and is free to serve other clients, usually on defined project work. An employee works under your direction in an ongoing relationship, uses your tools, and in return is covered by minimum wage, paid leave, benefits and protection against unfair dismissal and discrimination. The IRS weighs behavioural control, financial control and the type of relationship, and the DOL applies an economic-reality test, so what you actually do decides the classification, not what you write down.
  • Is it cheaper to use a contractor than to hire an employee?
    On a contractor you pay an invoice with no employer payroll taxes, no benefits and no statutory on-costs, so for genuinely independent work it is a real saving. But the saving only holds if the classification is genuine. If the relationship is really employment, the missing employer taxes and benefits do not vanish, they become a liability that can land later as back taxes, penalties, interest and benefit claims. So a contractor is genuinely cheaper for independent project work, and a deferred bill rather than a discount when the substance says employee.
  • What is worker misclassification and what does it cost?
    Misclassification is treating someone as a contractor when the substance of the relationship makes them an employee. It does not need bad intent. If a tax authority or court reclassifies the relationship, the engaging company can owe back taxes, the employer share of social contributions, penalties, interest, and claims for the leave and benefits the worker should have received. The exposure grows with the length of the engagement and the number of workers. You cannot draft your way out of it, the answer is to classify honestly and employ compliantly where employment is the honest result.
  • Who owns the intellectual property a contractor creates?
    For an employee, work created in the course of employment generally belongs to the employer by default. For a contractor, ownership usually stays with the contractor unless a written assignment transfers it to you, and the precise rules vary by country. So if a contractor produces code, designs, content or inventions you need to own and build on, you must secure an explicit written IP assignment, and even then check the position in the relevant country. When owning the output is central, employment is often the cleaner route.
  • When should I convert a contractor to an employee?
    Convert when the substance of the relationship has become employment: the engagement is ongoing rather than a defined project, you direct how and when the work is done, the person is integrated into your team and you rely on them being there. Long-running contractors who started on genuine project work often drift into this through repeated renewals. The safe time to convert is before a tax authority or court reclassifies the relationship for you. Where you have no entity in the country, you can convert to compliant employment via an Employer of Record with no gap in coverage.
  • How does an Employer of Record remove the misclassification risk?
    Where the honest classification is employment but you have no legal entity in the country, an Employer of Record becomes the compliant legal employer on your behalf. It issues the contract, runs local payroll, withholds income tax and remits statutory contributions, and carries the obligations of the local employer while you direct the day-to-day work. Because the person is properly employed, there is no contractor label to be challenged, so the misclassification exposure comes off your books. Teamed provides EOR employment in 180+ countries through 57 owned entities and vetted local partners, at a flat $599 per employee per month with FX absorbed at zero markup and a refundable deposit of one month of salary, and it also manages genuine contractors with Guard or Protect cover.

Common questions

  • Contractor vs employee, how do I decide which one to use for a role?
    Decide on the substance of the relationship, not the label or the cost you would prefer. Use a contractor when the work is short, clearly defined and genuinely independent, the worker controls how and when it is done, uses their own tools, and is free to serve other clients. Use an employee when the work is ongoing, when you direct how it is done, when you rely on the person being there, or when you need to own the intellectual property. The IRS weighs behavioural control, financial control and the type of relationship, and the DOL applies an economic-reality test for minimum wage and overtime. Get the substance wrong and you have misclassification, with back taxes and penalties. Where the answer is employment but you have no local entity, an Employer of Record lets you hire compliantly, and Teamed runs both contractor management and EOR employment on one system.
  • Can an Employer of Record let me hire someone abroad without misclassifying them?
    Yes. When the honest classification is employment and you have no legal entity in the worker country, an Employer of Record employs the person compliantly on your behalf, so you avoid both the cost of setting up an entity and the risk of misclassifying an employee as a contractor. The EOR issues a compliant local contract, runs payroll, withholds tax and remits statutory contributions, and carries the local employer obligations while you direct the work. Teamed provides EOR employment in 180+ countries through 57 owned entities and vetted local partners, and for genuinely independent contractors it offers Guard, up to $10,000 per case of misclassification cover while you remain the engager, and Protect, where Teamed engages the contractor directly and takes on the misclassification liability.

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