I am asking this question as a follow-up to the post in Site Design about hiring workers in India.

Normally, when I hire contractors in the US, I report the wages paid with a 1099 tax form and can legally write off that amount in my taxes.

Does the same apply for hiring contractors overseas?

Thanks,
Andrew

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Andrew T Crane
Shining Star Marketing Solutions
Wedding Photographers | DC Catering

I'm no CPA, but I'd say an expense is an expense when it comes to operational cost of running a business. If you pay the electrician to wire a new 3-phase outlet for your equipment, you get an invoice, you don't issue him a 1099. If you're outsourcing, you're paying them to do work, get an invoice for it and you should be covered. Again, I'm no CPA ... a few minutes at irs.gov or reading through a Schedule C instruction book may better clarify.

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W. R. Mineo

Hi andrewtcrane

Why are you trying to contact your U.S contractor? Then you have to pay them too right? You can directly contact some Indian professional. That much money you are going to save.
If the question is about reliability then you can also make then fool right? (Dont take it other wise).

I would say, contact some Indian professional pay him just 30% of whole amount. After complition of work pay the rest. Your are saving hell lot of money.

Souvik das (India)

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I want to know about how to design the search engine friendly websites with attractive graphics.

It is actually a contractor for Argentina whom I already know. The consulting work is marketing/business strategy related, not really computer-related.

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Andrew T Crane
Shining Star Marketing Solutions
Wedding Photographers | DC Catering