Re: Buying software as an independent contractor

[Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>]

Oops, I should have been clearer. I didn't mean to say
that you can go both ways on a given contract (i.e. as
an employee and as a contractor). What I should have
said was that your status as a non-employee of the
client is clear if you use an agency, which is how
agencies came into existence. 

The other point I wanted to make is that there are
agencies that provide the back office billing and
payroll services without tacking on a huge margin,
working instead for a fixed percentage. In other
words, there are agencies, and then there are
agencies. You don't have much choice if you get your
work from agencies who find you. But if you have a
direct relationship with a client who wants to hire
you, you can use a payroll service agency. Both you
and the client come out ahead financially.


--- Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> If you are working an assignment as an employee of
> any 
> company, whether it is the client being serviced or
> a third 
> party such as an agency, your independent contractor
> status 
> for that assignment is at risk.  It doesn't matter
> whether you 
> are working as an employee of the client or of
> another 
> company.  You don't want to be receiving W2s from 
> *anyone* for any project you intend to claim 1099
> status 
> for.  
> 
> The only way to work through an agency and ensure 
> independent status is if the agency provides
> services to
> you, that is, it bills clients on your behalf and
> processes 
> invoices and payments and charges you for the
> service, 
> either as a flat fee or a percentage of the amounts
> handled.
> 
> Gene Kim-Eng
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Writers Book Mall"
> <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>
> 
> > One of the best ways I know of to maintain
> independent
> > status to the benefit of all parties is to work
> > through an agency. No, not that kind of agency.
> There
> > are specialized agencies that are essentially
> payroll
> > operations. They don't market you (and add a
> markup);
> > you market yourself and bill through them as their
> > employee. The fact that you are an employee of a
> > third-party company is pretty clear evidence that
> you
> > are not an employee of the client.
> > 
> > If anyone wants a recommendation of the agency I
> use,
> > please let me know.
> 
>
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