June 10, 2020
“Aw, c’mon,” you cry, “so what if I have my friend’s daughter coming into handle my bookkeeping and I just pay her hourly?” Well, that “so what” could cost you thousands of extra dollars in penalties and interest if you don’t classify your “workforce” properly. Whenever your business benefits from someone else’s time, intellect, and labor, you want to be sure that you know what class of worker you’re dealing with. It makes a difference. If you’re hiring an independent company to handle your IT tech support, you’ll have certain rights and obligations. Basically, you’ll have the right to expect a certain level of service and you’ll have the obligation to pay the fees you agree to pay. If you hire a receptionist to answer your phones from 9 to 5, you’re looking at a different set of rights and obligations. In addition to paying salary, many states require that you also pay for certain benefits and withhold taxes on behalf of an employee–which you don’t have to do with an independent contractor. So how…
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