There are disadvantages too, though: - Accountants/lawyers are also expensive to employ, and remote workers that live in N different states will require accoun

There are disadvantages too, though: - Accountants/lawyers are also expensive to employ, and remote workers that live in N different states will require accountants/lawyers that are experts in tax/employment laws of said N states. - Requires much higher quality of team communication and coordination (of requirements, workload, work scope, expectations, etc), which can be hard to achieve.