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> At one point our tax department started cracking down on this, then stopped, I'm not sure why. But it needs to be done. Around here (Poland) they tried to fo
by Tade0 4y ago
> At one point our tax department started cracking down on this, then stopped, I'm not sure why. But it needs to be done.
Around here (Poland) they tried to focus the crackdown on... contractors, planning on requiring a contractor to have at least 25% of their income from a second client to be considered self-employed and not an employee.
The local IT lobbyists had a hearty laugh about this idea and that was the end of it.
- dbetteridge 4y agoWe have a similar rule in Australia that unfortunately was introduced, so called 'personal services income' if you make over 80% of your money from a single source you effectively can't make tax deductions like a business.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoYeah, that's definitely the wrong place to focus - focus on the employers, as they're the ones who reap the benefits of treating employees as contractors.
- formerkrogemp 4y agoIt's Australia. They don't always have level-headed policy.
- 988747 4y agoAnd thank God that this idea was abandoned. I won't sign another employment contract in my life, even if you put a gun to my head.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoThat begs for elaboration. Why don't they fit you?
- 988747 4y agoI don't like to see my money being wasted on taxes. With Polish politicians there's zero chance that taxpayer money will be used reasonably.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoHow's that different than taxes you pay as a contractor?
- 988747 4y agoWell, as a contractor I pay one third of the taxes I would pay as an employee, so much less waste.
- Nullabillity 4y agoYou're still an employee, the only difference is whether you're "employed" by yourself or your.. actual employer.
- 988747 4y agoEven if that was true... why should I care?
- Nullabillity 4y agoBacktaxes aren't fun, especially when they're caused by deliberate fraud.
- 988747 4y agoThat's my client's problem, not mine.