| The difference between rates and wages is
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| | services for your clients.- You furnishes
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| not always clear to newly self-employed
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| | your own supplies. Unless the service is
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| people and their wage-earning
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| | one that is performed off-
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| clients.Both look similar on the surface;
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| | site, you supply your own workspace.-
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| both are expressed in dollars and cents
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| | You have to equip yourself to be in
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| per hour.
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| | business and provide your services: You
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| But they each represent something very
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| | must
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| different.Wages are the payment a worker
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| | procure and equip your workplace, invest
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| receives for his labor.Rates are the
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| | in skill and product development, market
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| payment a business receives for
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| | your services, purchase business
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| performing a serivce to a client. In
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| | insurance, and handle billing,
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| addition to the labor used in performing
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| | recordkeeping and
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| that service, rates must cover the
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| | collections.- As a business owner you
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| business's overhead.Because of that,
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| | take on a great deal of risk. It is
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| rates have to be higher than hourly wages
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| | reasonable, and
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| earned by employees for
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| | expected, that your rates should allow
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| comparable work.Most newly self-employed
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| | for a reasonable profit over and above
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| workers are former employees. They are
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| | your
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| accustomed to
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| | expenses and salary.The above is true
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| receiving pay based on wages. Because
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| | for any business. Below are additional
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| they don't understand the difference
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| | costs you pay because you
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| between rates and wages, when they start
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| | are self-employed.- Unlike most of your
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| out, they tend to set their rates too
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| | employed counterparts, there is no
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| low.To survive, your rates must be high
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| | employer subsidy for your
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| enough to pay the bills and enable you to
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| | health insurance. And, as an individual,
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| earn a
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| | your costs will be higher than they would
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| living.Some of the differences between a
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| | be
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| self-employed person's rates and an
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| | as part of a larger organization.- Aside
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| employee's wages are explained
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| | from Social Security, you are totally
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| below.WAGES- If you are a wage earner,
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| | responsible for your own retirement
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| you are due an hourly wage just by being
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| | nest egg.- You will pay both the
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| present and
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| | employee's and the employer's share of
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| willing to work at a set time, for the
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| | the FICA tax burden
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| period of time demanded by your
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| | (15.3%); double the burden that falls
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| employer.Your wage is the payment for
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| | upon your employee counterparts. The IRS
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| your labor.- The employer supplies the
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| | allows limited deductions for this tax,
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| necessary equipment and supplies for you
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| | but your net share is still far higher
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| to do the
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| | than for
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| work. And, the employer supplies your
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| | your employed counterparts.But you can
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| workplace.- You enjoy all of the legal
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| | only bill for services rendered.The
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| and social protections due to employees
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| | upshot is that as a self-employed service
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| such as
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| | provider you must cover many
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| Unemployment Insurance, and employer
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| | expenses that employees do not.
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| paid Worker's Compensation Insurance.-
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| | Therefore you should have no qualms about
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| Most full-time employees enjoy fringe
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| benefits. These range from paid vacation
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| | charging an adequate rate to cover your
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| and sick days, subsidized health
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| | expenses and make a living.Ellen Zucker's
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| insurance, retirement benefits, etc. to
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| | site, has articles and resources
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| stock
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| | to help the creative sole-proprietor
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| options and more to higher ranking
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| | earn a living and create a life.Have
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| employees at larger companies.RATES- As a
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