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mstyanda · 11-10-2013, 11:51 PM

Being there seem to be a lot of people on here that work as Independent Contractors here I thought this might be a good place to get some answers.

I own a U.S. based company and all of my employees are independent contractors and I send them 1099's. I just hired my first employee from Canada. So best I can tell from my research is I will do the same for her and its her responsibility to take care of whatever her Govt requires. My question is more about cheaper ways to actually pay her. From initial research its looking like my direct deposit company doesn't support paying employees from other countries. I could do Western Union directly thru my bank for around $20 per $999 plus about $4.95 current conversion rate.

Having to charge an independent contractor basically $25 a week for her pay seems a bit much, especially being my U.S. employees only pay $5 per month. Any cheaper and / or easier ways to do this any one knows of?

the Shemp · 11-11-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by mstyanda

Being there seem to be a lot of people on here that work as Independent Contractors here I thought this might be a good place to get some answers.

I own a U.S. based company and all of my employees are independent contractors and I send them 1099's. I just hired my first employee from Canada. So best I can tell from my research is I will do the same for her and its her responsibility to take care of whatever her Govt requires. My question is more about cheaper ways to actually pay her. From initial research its looking like my direct deposit company doesn't support paying employees from other countries. I could do Western Union directly thru my bank for around $20 per $999 plus about $4.95 current conversion rate.

Having to charge an independent contractor basically $25 a week for her pay seems a bit much, especially being my U.S. employees only pay $5 per month. Any cheaper and / or easier ways to do this any one knows of?

too bad epassporte is gone..
try paypal, paxum or mailing a check (cheque in canada)

Manfap · 11-11-2013, 01:43 AM

Paypal take a few%.
The majority of international workers accept it as a cost of doing business and it is tax deductable.

Petra · 11-11-2013, 03:02 AM

I have quite a few remote employees these days. Everyone gets paid by Paxum and then they can choose the best way to withdraw their money.

11-10-2013, 11:51 PM	#1
mstyanda Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 247	Question about Independent contractors Being there seem to be a lot of people on here that work as Independent Contractors here I thought this might be a good place to get some answers. I own a U.S. based company and all of my employees are independent contractors and I send them 1099's. I just hired my first employee from Canada. So best I can tell from my research is I will do the same for her and its her responsibility to take care of whatever her Govt requires. My question is more about cheaper ways to actually pay her. From initial research its looking like my direct deposit company doesn't support paying employees from other countries. I could do Western Union directly thru my bank for around $20 per $999 plus about $4.95 current conversion rate. Having to charge an independent contractor basically $25 a week for her pay seems a bit much, especially being my U.S. employees only pay $5 per month. Any cheaper and / or easier ways to do this any one knows of? __________________ Mstyanda @ aol .com I have a full time SEO company. They would spank me if I bought random backlinks. Please don't clog up my mailbox with random requests to buy them. Ty!

11-11-2013, 03:02 AM	#4
Petra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 515	I have quite a few remote employees these days. Everyone gets paid by Paxum and then they can choose the best way to withdraw their money. __________________ SKYPE - petra.ann Email - [email protected]

11-11-2013, 01:43 AM	#3
Manfap Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,617	Paypal take a few%. The majority of international workers accept it as a cost of doing business and it is tax deductable.