Hello John,

Try posting same question in "sasconsulting.google.com" , You will get much better answers it is moderated group by Alan. thanks SL On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:36 AM, John Uebersax <jsuebersax@gmail.com> wrote:

> Recruiters often ask me, "do you want to work on a W2 or a 1099 > basis?" > > Can someone help me understand what is required to work on a 1099 > basis? > > 1. Must I take legal steps to form a corporation? > 2. Or can I simply operate as a sole-proprietorship? > 3. I mainly work in the pharma area. Will companies do business with > me directly as a contractor if I am not incorporated? > > 4. Or perhaps it might be better to ask the question in an open-ended > way: what steps are required to contract directly with a pharma > company? > > If there's a better discussion group in which to ask these questions, > please let me know (although I suppose there are many other people > here who are intestested in this topic). > > Thanks in advance > > John Uebersax >