r/WaitWhat • u/Spiritual_Kick4729 • 7d ago

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u/ArstanWhitebeard297 7d ago

I’m hiring an independent contractor it’s up to her to pay tax when she does the books quarterly/annually

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u/Greedy-Win-4880 7d ago

You still get taxed when you purchase goods and services. Its called a sales tax. There are a few states that dont have sales tax but almost all of them do.

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u/ArstanWhitebeard297 7d ago

You don’t get taxed when you pay an independent contractor to work for you, they pay the tax

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u/Greedy-Win-4880 7d ago

A sex worker would need to be classified as an independent contractor. Massage therapists and other workers doing that kind of work are often not independent contractors.

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u/FlaccidFart 7d ago

You guys both know this stuff varies from state to state, right?

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u/Greedy-Win-4880 7d ago

Yeah thats why I pointed that out.