The whole thing is a trap.
Haven’t paid taxes since 97. Things are doing ok.
No w2, not ever. That’s you volunteering to pay your taxes.
That’s why YOU have to do them. The government can’t. It’s voluntary and when you file them you are volunteering to pay them.
W2 is where your employer becomes a little bitch snitch and tell them what to expect when you do volunteer it.
1099 all the way.
I'd keep that under my hat if I were you.