Hi!
Hoping for some help here, or to be pointed in the right direction.
I have an employment opportunity with a small Canadian startup, I would be his first hire so we are confused about the process. I am based in the U.S. (Illinois) if that helps, and don’t plan to move to Canada. What would be the best way to go about this? for both parties.
I’ve seen being hired as an independent contractor as a path, thoughts on that? Or is there a better way? Thanks!

  • cafrito@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve done the reverse as a Canadian working remotely for a U.S. company and in some ways it’s the same.

    If they want to hire you, they either need to go through a middleman business that you technically work for and are paid by. An example of this is Deel.

    Otherwise, they have to register their company in the US or you incorporate and it becomes a b2b business transaction. If you do the latter, you’re looking at a lot more accounting and the overhead of running your own business. Also if you do this, you should negotiate a higher than normal salary to offset the corporate and personal income taxes you’ll have to pay.

    I highly recommend you consult an employment lawyer that can probably help break down at what salary ranges it would make sense for you to go in one direction or another, or at the very least avoid getting screwed over with a contract review.