So I am to the point where I think I am going to need an actual employee or two next year. I am terrified of the withholdings and other things involved. No clue about how it is done. I am sure there is software, but even with that kind of scared. Not talking year round folk. Just planting time and harvesting time.
So wondering, is there anything above the table / on the books like Spot Labor which is exempt from this stuff? I looked into the rules for 1099 independent contractors, but that doesnt work because one of the rules is you can not set their hours. I gotta figure there is something out there for hiring a person for a couple days here and there that does not require a frigging accounting department.
I asked at our extension office what to do about field labor. They want me to use a temporary agency. You pay the temporary agency, they worry about all the book keeping. Thing is, oh damn they are expensive. You pay something like 17 bucks an hour and the employee gets like 12. Seems really messed up.
So wondering, is there anything above the table / on the books like Spot Labor which is exempt from this stuff? I looked into the rules for 1099 independent contractors, but that doesnt work because one of the rules is you can not set their hours. I gotta figure there is something out there for hiring a person for a couple days here and there that does not require a frigging accounting department.
I asked at our extension office what to do about field labor. They want me to use a temporary agency. You pay the temporary agency, they worry about all the book keeping. Thing is, oh damn they are expensive. You pay something like 17 bucks an hour and the employee gets like 12. Seems really messed up.