Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of articles on developing start-up companies in the technology or biotechnology sectors. The most recent article focused on business taxes.

Madison, Wis. - Your entity is formed and you are ready to begin hiring workers. As discussed in the previous article, you generally must withhold and pay fede......

Full article >>> You may be familiar with the Internal Revenue Services' 20-factor test, which until 2006 was the standard method used to make the determination of employee status. The IRS now has adopted a simplified test using three categories - behavioral control, financial control, and type of relationship - to analyze the degree of control and the degree of independence in the......

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In addition, independent contractors are generally free to seek out other business opportunities, often advertise, maintain a viable business location, and are available for work in the relevant market. Although independent contractors are generally paid a flat fee for the job, this is not necessarily determinative. It is considered common in some professions, such as law, to p......

Full article >>> e classified as an independent contractor for some purposes, but as an employee for other purposes.

Although these tests are similar in some respects, you should not rely on a single test for classifying your workers for all purposes. In all cases, you should review the specific applicable criteria to be sure that the workers you employ are properly classified.

Next time, we wil......

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Source:wistechnology.com By Joe Boucher and Bonnie Wendorff 02/27/07


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