You have to have at least 11 of all the questions in favor of independent contractor status. In other words if you said "no" (contractor) to 11 of the first groop of 15 and "no" (employee) to the last 5 you would probably be save to claim independent contractor status. Or you might say "yes" to the last five and you would still need 6 more as "no" in the 1-15 group. Needless to say the answers are stacked in favor of the IRS and status of being an employee.