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> Are the tax rules different in the US? AFAIK contractor-style employment (working for a contracting agency at GOOG) is considered no different from working d
by wyldfire 8y ago
> Are the tax rules different in the US?
AFAIK contractor-style employment (working for a contracting agency at GOOG) is considered no different from working directly for GOOG individual-tax-wise. It would be more like the situation you describe in NZ if you had your own business for which you did contracting.
- TylerE 8y agoDon't contractors have to actually PAY their taxes though? Having to actually cut a check for a several grand every quarter seems like it feels worse than having it taken out of your check.
- bluGill 8y agoMost contractors don't own their own company - they are w2 employees of some contract compant. The contract house takes a cut (generally half again more than you make - but out of that they have to pay a bunch of taxes on your behalf). You are an employee for all legal purposes, just not of google but the third party.