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No need to set up a company, just bill them as a sole proprietor. They send you a 1099 at the end of the year. Staffing agencies are useless if you already own the customer relationship.

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Thanks for the reply -- in this context, someone is still going to have to handle the various state charges for L&I/B&O taxes, etc, as well as unemployment insurance, etc. That compliance burden presumably still lands on the sole-proprietor.

I'll dig into sole-proprietorship now to see if it can meet the company's checklist items for 'incognito206 is clearly not an employee'.

Thanks!

I second the recommendation above. You shouldn't be paying UI or workers comp AFAIK, but yes to B&O tax and probably licensing fees both to Washington and Seattle. I'd recommend having a good contract in place.

Thanks!

I'm certain that both sides will want a clear contract in place before we get going. Any recommendations for boilerplate I should consult?

When I was getting started I think I adapted one from Nolo, and that was fine for my needs. You could ask them (the client) to supply one and adjust it as you like.

Great -- thanks!

I anticipate getting one from the client, but wanted to see what boilerplate looked like, too.

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