[geeks] Re: Career advice

[Scott McCool]

I've been trying to look into this... I've found lots of references to the
"20 questions" used to help determine whether you're a contractor or
employee.  The IRS FAQ is a little more general, talking about the degree
of behavior control, financial control, and the relationship of the
parties.  It would _seem_ to me that as long as things are worded right,
and as long as I file the proper forms (quarterly in some cases), and
agree with how 'the boss' is treating this, I shouldn't have too many
problems... Am I mistaken?  Do I need to incorporate myself?

For those of you waiting on the edge of your seats, I still haven't
decided.  I'm waiting to hear back about whether they're intrested in me
working on or architecting the port of their J2EE product to other
platforms, which is a significant plus to me as it means more unix...


-Scott



> I have been down this road before and you are headed for an IRS problem.
> Almost nobody temping in the tech fields qualify for 1099. The first (but
> not only clue) is that you will report to the same work address daily. The
> second clue in a long list of clues is that you are TOLD what to do, WHEN to
> do it and HOW to do it. Both of these situations place you outside the
> qualifications for 1099. I have had several pimps do this to me and I went
> along with it for the desparately needed $$. One year the IRS asked what I
> was up to and I had to pay TONS of taxes out of pocket. When I tried to sue
> the pimp I found out that most whorehouses are shady corporations owned by
> corporations incorporated in strange places/countries and are nearly
> impossible to sue. Rule 'O Thumb - pimps lie, and if they aren't lying they
> are stupid enough to believe what their boss tells them to say.
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