How to Outsource Jobs Overseas to Foreign Countries
It is not that difficult to outsource jobs, be it overseas, across the state or across the country. In the end, once it involves the World Wide Web, location hardly matters. This is especially true of one-on-one, person-to-person, independent contractor/consultant outsourcing. You can often get these jobs done for a fraction of the cost. Welcome to the world of geoarbritage. Here are a few steps to outsource jobs overseas whether you are a one-man boss or a big company.
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Find a good online outlet to post your jobs. There are several sites that provide the service of linking experts in fields from accounting to web design and everything in between. Elance and Net4ManPower are two examples.
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Set up the right payment vehicles. Some of these online services allow you to process payments through them as a layer of protection for both providers and employers. In some cases you may need to set up accounts with such payment portals as Paypal, or Google Check Out in order to receive or make payments. In others, you will need to link to the service to your checking account.
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Be selective and award your job. Once you have posted your job, you will most likely receive several responses. If you are using Elance, these will be bids. Spend some time deciding to whom you will award your assignment. Look for providers who have or can provide references.
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If you are big company with lots of accounting, project management, human resources or things like these to outsource, then you need to be talking to the professionals who are in the business of business process outsourcing (BPO).
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bart5q
May 01, 2010
What are tax liabilities if any for a person in the U.S. on hiring an independent contractor from overseas, say the Phillipines? Do you need to issue the person a 1099 similar to an independent contractor from the U.S? Do you need to issue a form for taxes in the other country, say the Phillipines?
