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So that I understand, do you mean being based outside the US but being employed by a US company as an employee or contractor?

mettamage 5y ago
If it is the same case that I want to be in them I think he/she means: * He/she is employed by a US company as a contractor and works remotely * He/she is not a US citizen and lives outside the US * In the day to day work and team culture, there seems to be no difference between employees and contractors
- proberts 5y ago
  Thanks. Then this isn't really a US immigration issue since this person will be working remotely/outside the US but more of an employment law/tax law question.
  - soneca 5y ago
    Exactly as mettamage said, so yes, more of an employment/tax law question. Anyone on YC to do a AMA on that? :)
    - lhorie 5y ago
      The way I've done this in the past is by registering a company in my home country and billing through that. For the company procuring your services, it's no different than paying for a service like AWS. The company you registered is responsible for paying applicable service taxes for rendered services as well as payroll taxes and other contributions as required by law on behalf of the employee, aka your physical person. Basically the benefit to the client company is that it lifts the burden of employment/taxation questions from them. The benefit for you is that since you now own a proper company, you have more tools to manage your finances, for example your company could conceivably pay for office expenses, effectively making those purchases pre-tax (as opposed to paying yourself the equivalent amount and being subject to income tax deductions).
      - soneca 5y ago
        Yep, that’s exactly what I am doing, for all the reasons you said.
      - dotBen 5y ago
        You can also explore PEO's which are organizations set up specifically do this. For single or small number of impacted workers in a given country, a PEO might be the better route than establishing your own company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organiza...

mettamage 5y ago

If it is the same case that I want to be in them I think he/she means: * He/she is employed by a US company as a contractor and works remotely * He/she is not a US citizen and lives outside the US * In the day to day work and team culture, there seems to be no difference between employees and contractors

proberts 5y ago
Thanks. Then this isn't really a US immigration issue since this person will be working remotely/outside the US but more of an employment law/tax law question.
- soneca 5y ago
  Exactly as mettamage said, so yes, more of an employment/tax law question. Anyone on YC to do a AMA on that? :)
  - lhorie 5y ago
    The way I've done this in the past is by registering a company in my home country and billing through that. For the company procuring your services, it's no different than paying for a service like AWS. The company you registered is responsible for paying applicable service taxes for rendered services as well as payroll taxes and other contributions as required by law on behalf of the employee, aka your physical person. Basically the benefit to the client company is that it lifts the burden of employment/taxation questions from them. The benefit for you is that since you now own a proper company, you have more tools to manage your finances, for example your company could conceivably pay for office expenses, effectively making those purchases pre-tax (as opposed to paying yourself the equivalent amount and being subject to income tax deductions).
    - soneca 5y ago
      Yep, that’s exactly what I am doing, for all the reasons you said.
    - dotBen 5y ago
      You can also explore PEO's which are organizations set up specifically do this. For single or small number of impacted workers in a given country, a PEO might be the better route than establishing your own company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organiza...