Ego, Inc. · Onboarding
Register with your cell number ✦ Takes about 20 minutes ✦ Save and return anytime
How onboarding runs, start to finish
Five steps, all self-led. You can stop after any step and pick up where you left off.
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Open your packet
Register with your name, work email, and cell number — or paste your invitation link — and get a six-digit access code by email. Links and codes are private to you and expire in 10 minutes.
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Choose your path
Employee (W-2) or contractor (1099). Your forms are generated from that choice — no wrong packet to undo.
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Complete your forms
Employees: I-9 Section 1, federal W-4, Michigan MI-W4, offer acknowledgment. Contractors: W-9 and the independent contractor agreement.
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Sign and add direct deposit
E-sign inside the portal and enter deposit details. Drafts are encrypted while in progress.
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Filed and reviewed
Signed PDFs are filed to the restricted personnel folder in Google Drive and flagged for Our Group review. You get a confirmation with your status.
Forms
Right forms, automatically
Your worker classification decides the packet, so tax forms never get mixed up.
Progress
Always-visible status
Sent, opened, in progress, complete — check any time at /onboarding/status.
Documents
Filed to Google Drive
Every signed document lands in restricted personnel storage. Nothing travels by email.
Review
People approve, not software
Our Group reviews each completed packet. Automation only clears the paperwork path.
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Nothing is sent when you paste — we only read the packet ID and email out of the link.
Use a six-digit access code
Prefer a code to a link? We email a one-time six-digit code with your packet ID. The code and its link both expire in 10 minutes, allow five attempts, and work once.
What you will sign
- Employees: Form I-9 Section 1, federal Form W-4, Michigan MI-W4, and your offer acknowledgment.
- Contractors: Form W-9 and the independent contractor agreement.
- Direct deposit details and any role-specific policy acknowledgments.
Never email tax forms or identification. Everything is filed inside the portal and stored in restricted personnel storage.
Need help? Email hello@kotcher.org or call (517) 295-0788.