Is it cheaper for a startup to hire me as a W2 contractor versus a full time employee with benefits given current California tax laws?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is it cheaper for a startup to hire me as a W2 contractor versus a full time employee with benefits given current California tax laws?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California 2026 employer payroll tax rates unemployment insurance ETT SDI wage limit official EDDGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
California 2026 employer health insurance benefits employer mandate ACA 50 full time equivalent IRS officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
California employee independent contractor ABC test official Labor Commissioner 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
California 2026 employer payroll tax rates unemployment insurance ETT SDI wage limit official EDD Google ↗
California 2026 employer health insurance benefits employer mandate ACA 50 full time equivalent IRS official Google ↗
California employee independent contractor ABC test official Labor Commissioner 2026 Google ↗
- 2026 California Payroll Taxes (DE 201) Rev. 12 (1-26) · edd.ca.gov
- Contribution Rates, Withholding Schedules, and Meals and Lodging Values · edd.ca.gov
- Independent contractors · dir.ca.gov
- Employers · labor.ca.gov
- Employer shared responsibility provisions · irs.gov
- Employers · irs.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California 2026 employer payroll tax rates unemployment insurance ETT SDI wage limit official EDD OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California 2026 employer health insurance benefits employer mandate ACA 50 full time equivalent IRS official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California employee independent contractor ABC test official Labor Commissioner 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |