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Is incorporation still worth it in today's market?
Subject:Is incorporation still worth it in today's market? From:Randy <ghost -at- NETAXIS -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 31 May 1998 11:27:22 -0700
Hi all,
I'm sure this is the 181,000th time this topic has come up...but it may
be worth a fresh inquiry, given the changing marketplace.
I haven't yet incorporated as a tech writer; rather, I go through the
agencies, as most contract tech writers I know still do.
I've heard the stories about corporations, intimidated by IRS rulings,
requiring an agency/W-2 situation regardless of whether the writer is
self-incorporated or not.
Opinions? Practices? On a percentage basis, is it worth the hassle of
incorporating--and presumably getting the extra money that might have
gone to an agency--when weighed against the percentage of time you end
up with a client who insists on an agency relationship?
E-mail directly to me as well as posts would be appreciated.
