Posted on: 27-03-06 00:59:53
Hi lana2005,
In my opinion person should get social security from both countries.
Nilesh
Thanks naudurivsm
Hi lana2005,
I am still not in in Canada and don't know about GST.
GST is tax ID ? Please explain in detail about it.
Please also explain what do you do to get paid against your canadian social security number if you work for US based company.
I appreciat your input.
Regards
Nilesh
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Originally posted by telkikar
Hi lana2005,
I am still not in in Canada and don't know about GST.
GST is tax ID ? Please explain in detail about it.
Please also explain what do you do to get paid against your canadian social security number if you work for US based company.
I appreciat your input.
Regards
Nilesh
GST is Goods and Services Tax. If u are idependant contractor, u need to bill for ur services. To send an invoice u need to have GST #. But if u bill from Canada to US, I am not sure if u need GST #. When I was independant contractor, I billed my client using GSt #. But my client was Canadian.
I am not sure how to get paid against Canadian Social Security # as whenever I worked for a US client, it was as a full time employee an not as a contractor. But my understanding is the US laws apply so u have to be either W2, 1099 or whatever is applicable.
O am cutting and pasting some info I received from my friend re contractors who live in Canada but work for US client. Now the person is physically in US. The following are the ways u can bill ur client.
) Corp to Corp billing- your incorporated company
> > will be paid the gross monthly/biweekly amount and
> > no taxes will be deducted
> >
> > 2) W2 status- your monthly/biweekly pay will be
> net
> > of taxes
> >
> > 3) 1099 status- not sure
> >
> > What is the most beneficial? This depends on what
> > you are looking for, if you want to file taxes
> > yourself use option(1) else option 2 or 3.
Your input helped.
Nilesh
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