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How to have reliable developers and securing code from being stolen
I have couple of concept for website but they require immense coding and designing. For that I am planning to hire developers and designers [Contractors]. As I know this is going to take couple of ...
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Side Business on Contractors of current Company?
I work at an Oil & Gas Company in Texas and we use many 1099 contractors to get jobs done (welding, casing, and other services. I have started a side Bookkeeping/Accounting Business with very few ...
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Need a service but I don't know much about it
As a decision maker in my startup I want to be better informed when contracting someone for a service, especially.
Years ago I was led to believe anyone with a computer and good eye could easily make ...
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Taxes for Europeans working for USA llc- short term
I have an American based llc production company. I want to hire European
artists for a short period (1 month for a show) . whats the best route for their taxes and mine?
Would it be more beneficial ...
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How much equity for a graphic designer doing contract work? [duplicate]
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A graphic designer working for equity
My business partner and I have been working on our project for a couple months. We are 50-50 co-founders both working full-time and ...
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Illegal Immigrant as Contractor
I run a small web development shop (only 3 guys currently), and I was wondering what the legal ramifications were of hiring someone in the US illegally. He told me he has no plans on becoming a ...
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Are there any reasons I can't issue options to foreign contractors?
My company is a U.S. C-Corp and we have recently created a stock option plan that allows for both ISO and NSO option grants. We have a foreign contractor located in China who does work for the company ...
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How much equity should I give for contracted labor?
I am the sole founder of a bootstrapped startup (idea conceived by me, revenue model and business plan developed by me, and I filed a provisional process patent for the concept). I have incoporated ...
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Contractor paying subcontractor
If I have a contract with a client, and hire a subcontractor, then submit his/her hours to the client, receive the payment, and then pay that full amount to the subcontractor, do I need to pay taxes ...
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Tax requirements for non-US contractors?
I work with contractors often, and of course go the W-9 + 1099 route with US-based folks. I'll be hiring a handful of part-time non-US contract developers soon (one in Brazil, one in Switzerland). ...
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My webmaster created our website and is now charging me a licensing fee
My webmaster signed an agreement saying that all work done on the website is owned by our company.
He now thinks that he is being payed unfairly and wants the website to be taken down.
He says that ...
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Contracting for the first time, constructing a contract
An old employer of mine has approached me to do some freelance work to which I have said I am interested. I explained that since leaving I have never done any freelance work so I would have to set up ...
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Freelance work whilst in Full Time employment and Taxes
I am a Software Developer and I live and work for a company in the UK and pay PAYE taxes and NI Contributions through my wages for this jobs salary.
I am looking to start working on a couple of ...
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If I can find someone who will work for an employee's salary rate as a contractor, should I hire them?
I am 1 year into my own Startup Software business and all is going well. We have enough money to hire someone and after pushing 90-130 hours a week for the last 4 months, I think it's a sensible ...
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Hourly Contracting Problem? Can Only Bill Limited Hours with Client
I am contracting (pay by hour) with a startup company building a web service platform (SaaS). I am a programmer. The company already has the prototype product, so my duty is to develop new features ...
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Paying contractor via ACH bank transfer
I have a single member LLC.
When paying a contractor (about 10k) is it okay to just do a ACH bank transfer or should I send them a check.
Related, when I pay myself, it is okay to do an ACH bank ...
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Where to find a template for a general-purpose Independent Contractor Agreement?
We want to hire some freelancers in the US, Germany, Russia and Japan.
The book "The Business of iPhone App Development" from Apress references an Imdependent Contractor Agreement template. The goal ...
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Go from full time developer to contractor?
I am currently working as a full time software developer in the USA. I have a B.S. in Computer Science and over 4 years of professional experience (so I'm still sort of in the junior developer phase). ...
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Contractor to small business
I've been working as a contractor for a company for a few months now but I haven't signed a contract or a 1099 form, I just receive payment on services due when an invoice is submitted. If I start a ...
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What to look for in an employment/partnership contract?
I have recently found an opportunity to help a family-business expand its sales, in exchange for a percentage of the additional income and in the future equity percentage. I have recently list out ...
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Background Checks
If I need to do a background search on a potential contractor, am I obligated to inform them and/or get their consent?
