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6. Is the relationship between you and the person 17. Can you work for a number of firms at the
or company you perform services for a continuing same time?
relationship? 18. Do you make your services available to the
7. Who sets the hours of work? general public?
8. Are you required to devote your full time to the 19. Are you subject to dismissal for reasons other
person or company you perform services for? than nonperformance of contract specifications?
9. Must you perform the work at the place of 20. Can you terminate your relationship without
business of the potential employer? incurring a liability for failure to complete a job?
10. Who directs the order or sequence in which the
work must be done? For more information, visit www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1779.
pdf Independent Contractor or employee?
11. Are you required to provide regular written or
oral reports to your client? Bill Gates said, "Virtually every company will be going out
12. What is the method of payment – hourly, and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools,
commission or by the job? and the big difference in how much value is received from
13. Are your business and/or traveling expenses that will be how much the company steps back and really
thinks through their business processes." As you work to
reimbursed? develop, grow and expand your business, step back and
14. Who furnishes tools and materials used in review your needs. Then determine whether you should
providing services? hire an employee or an independent contractor.
15. Do you have a significant investment in
facilities used to perform services? Vicki M. Daughdrill is the Managing Member of Small Business Resources
16. Can you realize both a profit and a loss? LLC, a management consulting company. E-mail her at vickid@netdoor.
com or call her at 601-310-3594.
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6. Is the relationship between you and the person 17. Can you work for a number of firms at the
or company you perform services for a continuing same time?
relationship? 18. Do you make your services available to the
7. Who sets the hours of work? general public?
8. Are you required to devote your full time to the 19. Are you subject to dismissal for reasons other
person or company you perform services for? than nonperformance of contract specifications?
9. Must you perform the work at the place of 20. Can you terminate your relationship without
business of the potential employer? incurring a liability for failure to complete a job?
10. Who directs the order or sequence in which the
work must be done? For more information, visit www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1779.
pdf Independent Contractor or employee?
11. Are you required to provide regular written or
oral reports to your client? Bill Gates said, "Virtually every company will be going out
12. What is the method of payment – hourly, and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools,
commission or by the job? and the big difference in how much value is received from
13. Are your business and/or traveling expenses that will be how much the company steps back and really
thinks through their business processes." As you work to
reimbursed? develop, grow and expand your business, step back and
14. Who furnishes tools and materials used in review your needs. Then determine whether you should
providing services? hire an employee or an independent contractor.
15. Do you have a significant investment in
facilities used to perform services? Vicki M. Daughdrill is the Managing Member of Small Business Resources
16. Can you realize both a profit and a loss? LLC, a management consulting company. E-mail her at vickid@netdoor.
com or call her at 601-310-3594.
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