| While you should talk to a lawyer about the specific | | | | you're not executing the same degree of control over |
| differences between subcontractors and employees, | | | | them that you would an employee. o You want to |
| this article will present you with a list of things to watch | | | | make sure that they have many clients. o You want to |
| out for when utilizing subcontracting. | | | | make sure that they have the ability to sustain a loss. |
| Subcontracting: Make Sure The Relationship Meet the | | | | o You want to make sure that they market to the |
| Test | | | | public or that they have a listing in the phone book. o |
| I suggest, however, that you contact your accountant | | | | You want to make sure that you are not paying by |
| or your lawyer, or check the IRS page for further | | | | the hour. o You want to be writing the check to the |
| information on any topic dealing with the differences | | | | company, not the individual. |
| between employees and subcontactors or the IRS-20 | | | | There are a whole bunch of rules that come into play |
| point rule.o You want to make sure that your | | | | with subcontracting. When you're talking about setting |
| subcontractors own their own tools. o You want to | | | | up subcontractor relationships, it's very important to |
| make sure you're not providing them with a laptop or | | | | make sure that you get all you t's crossed and i's |
| protocol analyzers or anything else that would be | | | | dotted. |
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| make sure that they have control over things - that | | | | |