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On Monday 03 April 2006 3:04 pm, Adam Russell wrote: > I am currently a W2 contractor. That is, I am a w2 employee of the > contract agency. I did this initially in order to ensure that i had > benefits, however, the beneifts they offer I now realize aren't all that > great. So, I figure if I start my own LLC or S-Corp I can see more of > the $$ that the contract agency is currently taking from me and just > negotiate my own benefits. > That said, I know little of such business details and would like to meet > with an accountant or attorney for some advice. > I know there are a lot of expereinced contractor son this list and was > hoping for a recommendation for such services in the cambridge area that > will not cost too much. > How mch can I expect to spend for a meeting and getting a consultation > and advice? I've been contracting for 20 years, some 1099, some w2. I've found that a number of places I work at deal only with a narrow number of agencies. When I came here in 2004, I was given a list of 5 agencies that were acceptable. I was able to contact the agencies, check on the rate and benefits, and I chose what I felt was the best combination. Another thing is who returned my calls. Since I had a req # in hand, there was no question on what they would have to do. In any case, over the past 20 years I have established the agencies that I prefer to deal with, and a couple of agencies I would not deal with at all (one being MODIS). All agencies must provide benefits. You can incorporate yourself easily enough by using something like the Company Corporation or LegalZoom. https://www.corporate.com/howIncStep4.jsp http://www.legalzoom.com/legalzip/businessservices/index.html?sRefer= The important thing is that you need to pay a fee to the state in which you do business, you need to carry liability insurance, and then there is the issue on how you treat yourself and other employees. I found that most of the places I have worked require me to be a W2 employee of an agency on their approved list, but that was Digital/Compaq/HP and a few others. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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