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Do I need to pay taxes as a food delivery worker if I make less than $12,000 in a year?
I started working for Doordash, a food delivery service. Technically I think I am a self-employed contractor.
I saw online that you don't have to declare taxes if you make less than $12,200 in a year. ...
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Mother wants me to "be a consultant" for her as way to save on income tax
My mother is self-employed and I am currently unemployed.
She proposed an idea to me that I got a bit iffy about. She wants to pay me for "consulting services" -- this way she can essentially reduce ...
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Can I have a sidegig contract in the US if im fully employed in the UK?
My current situation is the following:
I'm based in the UK.
I'm working as a full time employee for a company X that has a client Y.
We've finished some work for client Y and they have a US company ...
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How to report 1099-MISC Box 7 bonus ($0 in box 3), but not an independent contractor and not self employed (payment from client of my employer)
I work for a concessions company, but I received a 1099-MISC from the company's client (the team). It's an end-of-year discretionary bonus for taking care of guests of the team as part of my normal ...
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tax identification number in W8-BEN - Canada specific question
I live in Canada and have done a contract job with a U.S. company, and they ask me to fill a W8-BEN form to pay me.
I'm asked to note that on the W8-BEN Form either section 5 or section 6 must be ...
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How to report Canadian income from a small contract job?
Aside from being a student in 2016, I was also was hired as a contractor to write a technical report. I recognize that this would be considered 'self-employment', but how do I report this income (I am ...
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How should I file my taxes as a contractor?
For background, I'm an Ontario, Canada resident, and I've worked here during all of FY2016.
For the first time, in addition to mostly doing full-time work as an employee of a company, I did just over ...
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Moving from employee to self-employed: How to determine what to charge a client in a corp-to-corp contract?
I have no experience in working as a C2C contractor with a client. Yet that is the only way this company will hire me. In fact I have not had a contractor W2 job in ten years; I've been someone's ...
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Implications of freelancing as an independent contractor from India for a U.S. company?
I have an independent contractor agreement and am paid by a U.S. company in dollars after I invoice them. I have the following questions. I am in India, and am working from India for the client.
Do I ...
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Candian citizen working for USA company staying in Canada
I am a Canadian citizen. What legalities do I need to follow if I take up a full time remote job offer from a company in USA? Also, how does the answer change if the job offer is in USA (remote) but i ...
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Should my mother be an Independent Contractor or my Employee (for tax purposes) as she provides babysitting services to my young children?
My 65-year old mother lives with us in Florida, and she takes care of our two young children while my husband and I are at work. My husband and I pay my mother about $6,000 a year in cash, and we use ...
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If I pay taxes on my earnings, would someone also pay taxes on the same earnings if I subcontract them and pay a share?
Forgive the confusing title, but it was the best way that I could explain the following situation briefly.
I currently have some contracts for doing IT works with various companies. They pay me as ...
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Which is better when working as a contractor, 1099 or incorporating?
When working as a contractor, is it better to work as a 1099 contractor or rather incorporate as a C, S or LLC corporation? (with one employee/owner/board member)
(assuming that the pay is the same ...
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Tax implications of having some self-employment income?
I worked as an independent contractor for a short time this year (summer), bringing in under 5K in earnings. I have received all of my W2's at this point and am preparing to do my taxes this weekend. ...
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I run my own nonprofit corporation. Should I pay myself as a contractor or an employee?
I started a run my own nonprofit corporation. We have a board of directors and my title is executive director, founder, and am on the board. We have been completely volunteer staffed including ...
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