Comments on: Payroll Taxes http://peterzaitsev.com/2009/12/10/payroll-taxes/ Personal thoughts, business, economics, politics Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nils http://peterzaitsev.com/2009/12/10/payroll-taxes/#comment-3324 Nils Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:18:11 +0000 http://peterzaitsev.com/?p=104#comment-3324 Did you consider a partnership for Consultants or some other means of profit sharing? The thing about a salary is that you'll have to pay it even when the company does bad which somehow counters the idea of sharing in the success of the company. If I had all the skills required to work for Percona I'm pretty sure I'd do good on my own as well and only use Percona as multiplicator for my own business so I might as well share alike in the losses (if there are any). The nice thing about payroll taxes from a lawmakers perspective is that not many voter will notice it going up so not as many people will care. And even if you as an employer raise the question it can be construed as cheaping out on your employees' benefits. Did you consider a partnership for Consultants or some other means of profit sharing? The thing about a salary is that you’ll have to pay it even when the company does bad which somehow counters the idea of sharing in the success of the company.

If I had all the skills required to work for Percona I’m pretty sure I’d do good on my own as well and only use Percona as multiplicator for my own business so I might as well share alike in the losses (if there are any).

The nice thing about payroll taxes from a lawmakers perspective is that not many voter will notice it going up so not as many people will care. And even if you as an employer raise the question it can be construed as cheaping out on your employees’ benefits.

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