[H-GEN] Working for a USA company from my Australian home.

[David Seikel]

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:35:26 +1100 Edwin Groothuis <edwin at mavetju.org>
wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 04:52:25PM +1000, David Seikel wrote:
> > > You're going to have to consult an accountant who knows about
> > > these things in order to get it right - and you don't want to get
> > > it wrong, or you will have two governments chasing you for
> > > money :( Presumably you have one at the moment for your
> > > sole-tradership? 
> > 
> > I have no accountant.  My finances are simple enough that an abacus
> > and a scrap of paper can handle them with ease.  A have way too much
> > experience writing accounting software, somehow hiring my own
> > accountant seems like overkill.
> 
> He didn't say you have to get an accountant, he said you have to
> talk to an accountant about this.

I was answering the question about whether or not I have an
accountant.  My life might get more complicated, and I might actually
have to talk to an accountant, but I will put that off until I really
need it, unless an accountant that knows this subject happens to turn
up.  On the other hand, the company may be happy to stick with a
contract basis, then nothing will change, except that I get more
regular work.

In the mean time, any actual experiences would be useful to read.
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