Newsgroups: ont.general
Path: utzoo!lsuc!dave
From: dave@lsuc.on.ca (David Sherman)
Subject: Re: The Taxman Cometh for NSERC Award Recipients
Date: Tue, 26-Sep-89 20:55:28 EDT
Summary: re being classified as contractor rather than employee
Message-ID: <1989Sep26.205530.227@lsuc.on.ca>
References: <1989Sep8.084613.10300@lsuc.on.ca> <2506@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca>
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto

In <2506@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca> schuck@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Mary Margaret Schuck) writes:
>In article <1989Sep8.084613.10300@lsuc.on.ca> dave@lsuc.on.ca (David Sherman) writes:
>>Also, whether you're classified as an employee or not depends on
>>the facts, not just on what you and the payer call yourself.
>>If the facts determine that you're really an employee, you'll
>>be taxed as such even if you issue invoices and are paid without
>>source deductions.

>All right, how does one do this?  I was burned badly this year...
>[tale of woe deleted]
>Under similar circumstances, what should one do to ensure that if hired as
>a contractor, one is treated as one in the eyes of Revenue Canada (and the
>employer for that matter)?  

See a professional.  Every fact situation is different.

>Also, is it possible to claim business losses from self-employment against
>earned income from another source?

Yes, except to the extent your losses are attributable to
home office expenses.

	-- David Sherman
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