Comments on: Staffing – Employees vs. Independent Contractors

By: Rob Hyndman

Rob Hyndman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:51:47 +0000

Thanks, Mark – much appreciated.

By: Mark MacLeod

Mark MacLeod — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:32:52 +0000

Hey there, since my old post has come up a couple of times, here is a new link to it. The old link does not work anymore
http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=409

By: Spencer Thompson

Spencer Thompson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:26:47 +0000

An excellent article outlining the difference between the two roles. I found it especially interesting the difference between hiring an employee vs a contractor with implications to SRED. This article http://www.startupcfo.ca/2009/11/top-finance-mistakes.html is excellent.\

Keep up the good work

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:07:26 +0000

Rob,

Employers face the similar issues in the States. The IRS has a list of 20 criteria that should be met in order to be Ïndependent Contractor. So if you hire a Ïndependent the employer should due to due diligence to avoid being responsible for back taxes if IRS determines they should have been a an employee.

By: Rob Hyndman

Rob Hyndman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:34:12 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Greg!

By: Greg Boutin

Greg Boutin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:24:56 +0000

Good post, Rob.

I don’t know if you wrote that after seeing the discussion I started on Mark’s post, but I would refer your readers to it for a more philosophical perspective on this, as well as additional practical information (e.g. work-for-hire considerations): http://www.startupcfo.ca/2009/11/top-finance-mistakes.html