Questions tagged [contractor]
For questions related to working independently with an organization rather than employee. Most question may require country tag as law could vary from country to country. Additional tag like taxes could be used to qualify the nature of question
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How much tax do I pay if my deductions are more than my taxes owed?
To begin, I would like to say that I am 19 years old and this is my first time paying taxes for myself, so please inform me if I am not approaching this correctly. Be wary of a little bit of math.
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How to clarify to the irs that I hired contractors on upwork so I don't need to file 1099s?
I definitely spent more than $600 hiring contractors for my small business, but they were all hired on Upwork and Fiverr, freelancing platforms. Because I never paid my freelancers directly, I do not ...
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Self employed UK freelancer using a US-based contractor
I'm currently working as a freelancer in the UK and registered as self-employed sole trader. One of the things I'd like to do is use the services of another contractor who is a US citizen that lives ...
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Time limit on sending invoices in the United States
Is there a time limit on how long one can wait to send an invoice? E.g. supposing a contractor does some work, and does not issue the invoice promptly. Is there some time limit to sending the invoice, ...
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Can a roofing company charge me more money for the cost of the roof 2.5 years after they were paid and job completed?
I had my roof done (in Florida) 2.5 years ago. I paid my deductible and they were paid by my insurance company just after that.
Now, just 2 months ago, again 2.5 years later, I get a call from them ...
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what is the fair partnership split in property flipping between the investor and the contractor?
My potential business partner just bought a foreclosure property and asked me to fix it up and sell it. Obviously he is just spending the money but I am doing all the work under my own LLC like being ...
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If I overpay estimated taxes in Q1, am I allowed to underpay in the other quarters?
I'm an independent contractor and I sent in my first quarterly estimated federal tax payment for 2023, but I realized that I went way over. Is it possible to pay less in the coming three quarters (...
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US taxes Filling in W9 form as a non-resident electing to be taxed as resident
My wife worked in the US in 2022 as an independent contractor on F1-OPT status. She was recently asked by her client to fill in a W9 form.
The W9 form specifies that it is for US citizens, or US ...
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Which is better for tax saving purposes whilst in a contract that is inside IR35: a limited company, or an umbrella?
I am about to take a job that is inside IR35. I have been trading via a limited company and all my contracts have been outside IR35 for the past 12 years.
I'm half way through my tax year and I would ...
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Does side-job with W-9 get listed as 2nd job in W-4 for new job?
I have a question regarding "multiple jobs" since my 2nd job is as an independent contractor and has a W-9.
My previous main job (W-4) did overlap with the side job, but I will not work the ...
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Should a freelance programmer charge me for hours spent where a computer was running a script?
This question might be more applicable to the Stackoverflow crowd, but is not a coding question.
I recently hired a freelance developer to build a certain script. From there, after the script was run ...
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Do you receive salary when you are a contractor?
A company does not receive salary. As a contractor, the company you own gets paid from the company you work for. Therefore you do not receive salary. If you are an employee for a company (not a ...
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Do I need to exchange my EU income (Euros) to GBP to get taxed in the UK?
I live in the UK and will start working as a contractor for an EU company soon and I am very new to this process. The company will pay me monthly in Euros, am I obligated exchange them to pounds?
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What can I do with a lying contractor
I made a claim on my insurance. A contractor helped me with the process and promised to repair my house without paying a dollar from my pocket. I endorsed a check and then he asked me for another ...
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independent contractor compensation
My husband works as an instructor for an educational company, as an independent contractor. The company invoices the students. When he is paid by the company for his teaching fee it is reduced by the ...
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