🚨 Hiring contractors overseas? Don’t overcomplicate it. We just broke it down on Bookkeepers on Fire and here’s the 🔥 truth:

✅ Contractor ≠ Employee – If they’re outside the U.S., they’re not subject to U.S. payroll taxes.
 
📝 W-8BEN is Your Friend – Have it on file, don’t send it anywhere. Just keep it for your records.

🌍 Simple, Not Scary – Unless you’re setting up payroll in another country (👀 Canada anyone?), don’t make it harder than it needs to be.

Sometimes the biggest bookkeeping “headaches” are actually just paperwork in disguise. 😉✍️

👉 Would you ever hire a contractor outside the U.S.? Why or why not?

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