[consulting] drupal consulting and agreements

[Jason Flatt]

On Sunday 18 December 2005 10:13, Laura Scott wrote:
> Work for hire, in US law, means that you are paid to do someone else's
> work. The person hiring you owns all you create. If you invent the
> greatest new thing ever, the person hiring you owns the result and
> makes the billions. That's an extreme example, but hopefully illustrates.
>
> As a consultant or independent contractor, you are a separate entity.
> You own your own ideas, and are contracted on a limited basis.
>
> Also there are tax implications. If it's a work for hire, odds are that
> the IRS will want payroll taxes withheld from your fees -- i.e., that
> you be paid as an employee instead of a contractor.
>
> Does that make sense?

I'm not sure if it makes sense, but I understand it.  :^)  I had never 
realized that the US differentiated in such a way, and now I'm glad I 
asked.  :^)  I could have unwittingly gotten myself into a bad situation.

-- 
Jason Flatt
http://www.oadae.net/
jason at oadae.net