Keeping It Legal: Independent Contractors, Consultants and Employees
Organization:
Women in Consulting
Category:
Business
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
7/19/2018
End Date:
7/19/2018
Start Time:
5:30 PM
End Time:
8:30 PM
Event
Info:
Keeping It Legal: Independent Consultants, Contractors, Employees
As a consultant, you need to understand the legal implications of contractors vs. employees status - for yourself and for your subcontracting relationships.
In this session you'll get your questions answered from PICA's General Counsel on:
? How to maintain your own independent status ? How to choose whether to hire employees or subcontractors ? What you need to put in place with your current and future contracts
As a 1099 business, self-employed professionals can maximize tax deductions and retirement savings, as well as easily grow a business without committing to an ongoing payroll. After this presentation you'll:
? Have a checklist for what's required to be classified and paid as an independent contractor ? Know whether to hire someone as a subcontractor or an employee for your own business ? Understand what you may need to change in your subcontracting relationships now and how to do that.
This presentation will give you an opportunity to put Best Practice #5 How to use subcontractors and stay legal in place to BUILD your consulting practice:
The Women In Consulting Best Practices (identified year after year in our annual survey)
1. Network to build your business and resources 2. See and be seen 3. Ask for what you're worth 4. Charge value-based project fees vs. hourly rates 5. Use subcontractors 6. Mark up subcontractors 7. Always collect a percentage of the project fee upfront 8. Renegotiate fees when the scope changes
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