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Be careful doing this, as there are official rules whether someone is a contractor or not, not just 'because I call myself one'. You can in theory get hit for p

by marquis 15y ago

Be careful doing this, as there are official rules whether someone is a contractor or not, not just 'because I call myself one'. You can in theory get hit for payroll taxes. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.h...

noonespecial 15y ago
I actually really like this set of rules. It keeps nit-wit bosses from calling you a contractor and then micromanaging you like an employee. On the balance they favor those who really do want to be contractors.
- nirvdrum 15y ago
  If you want to be a contractor and you do the same work as a regular employee and that company is your only client, you're going to have a hard time defending that you're actually a contractor. MA doesn't allow that, for instance. It's not just about how you're treated -- it's very much about the nature of your work.
christkv 15y ago
I'm not sure this applies for international contractors though but the same applies for the european countries and it's harsher. In Spain if you have worked for more than 6 months on a contract for 1 employer you are considered an employee. It comes down to social security payments :). A contractor pays less than a full-time one and the government looks upon contracting like this as a way of dodging paying the correct social security for an employee. Leads to a horrible environment where people get fired every 6 months and then recontracted under another work title.
- tibbon 15y ago
  Right, for us 90% of these people were in europe/south america, and the remainder were definitely working on multiple projects/clients and had businesses setup that they did their contracting through.
- marquis 15y ago
  As an international contractor you are best to set yourself up as a company or self-trader and invoice appropriately. You should then be subject to normal international outsourcing behaviour in regards to the paying company's tax.

by marquis 15y ago

noonespecial 15y ago

I actually really like this set of rules. It keeps nit-wit bosses from calling you a contractor and then micromanaging you like an employee. On the balance they favor those who really do want to be contractors.

nirvdrum 15y ago
If you want to be a contractor and you do the same work as a regular employee and that company is your only client, you're going to have a hard time defending that you're actually a contractor. MA doesn't allow that, for instance. It's not just about how you're treated -- it's very much about the nature of your work.

christkv 15y ago

I'm not sure this applies for international contractors though but the same applies for the european countries and it's harsher. In Spain if you have worked for more than 6 months on a contract for 1 employer you are considered an employee. It comes down to social security payments :). A contractor pays less than a full-time one and the government looks upon contracting like this as a way of dodging paying the correct social security for an employee. Leads to a horrible environment where people get fired every 6 months and then recontracted under another work title.

tibbon 15y ago
Right, for us 90% of these people were in europe/south america, and the remainder were definitely working on multiple projects/clients and had businesses setup that they did their contracting through.
marquis 15y ago
As an international contractor you are best to set yourself up as a company or self-trader and invoice appropriately. You should then be subject to normal international outsourcing behaviour in regards to the paying company's tax.