[tpm] Cross-border contracting

[Chris Reuter]

Thanks everyone for their advice.  In particular, I didn't know about
the US tax form, so that's good to know.

I do have an accountant who (I *think*) is knowledgeable in this sort
of stuff so I'll check with him.


                               --Chris


On 13-07-31 02:32 PM, Digimer wrote:
> You *really* need to speak to a  certified accountant. These are not small questions and the answers 
have non-trivial legal implications. You should not rely on the advice 
of lay-public for this, no matter how otherwise-talented the giver of 
advice may be.
 >
 > If you don't have a CA, I can give you the name of my CA. 
Alternatively, ask anyone in business who you trust for their CA's 
contact information.
 >
 > Good luck and congrats on the contract!
 >
 > digimer
 >
 > On 31/07/13 14:10, Chris Reuter wrote:
 >> Hi Folks,
 >>
 >> I seem to have gotten a small contract with an American company.
 >> Since a lot of people here do cross-border contracting, I was hoping
 >> to get some advice.
 >>
 >> My specific questions are (in no particular order):
 >>
 >> 1. Should I incorporate?
 >>
 >> 2. Is it true that I can operate a sole proprietorship in my own name
 >> without needing to register anything?
 >>
 >> 3. Will I need to charge the customer (who is American) HST?  (The
 >> point is moot right now because it's not enough money to qualify, but
 >> I'm curious.)
 >>
 >> 4. Is there a preferred method of payment?
 >>
 >> 5. Do I need insurance?
 >>
 >> 6. Are there any tax gotchas I need to watch out for?
 >>
 >> 7. Do you have any other advice and/or pointers to resources?
 >>
 >> Thanks in advance,
 >>
 >>
 >>                                --Chris
 >>
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