Associate FAQs

You have the option to come in as a W-2 employee in most cases with our clients or come in as a Corp-to-Corp situation. If you decide to come in as a W-2 employee, we use a third-party payroll company as our employer of record (EOR). They handle all of the administrative tax withholding.  If you decide to go the Corp-to-Corp route, the third-party payroll company is also the EOR.

Yes, you can utilize a Corp-to-Corp arrangement. We have an agency of record (AOR) that will ensure that all of the IRS requirements needed to qualify for Corp-to-Corp align with both your perspective and our client company's perspective. It would be best if you made this decision at the front end of the project, as that will have an impact moving forward.   Your recruiter will explain the different options between the two.

Every two weeks. 

If you are going through as a W-2 employee, the employer of record (EOR) can provide certain benefits.

On your initial call with the recruiter, you will have an in-depth discussion so they can understand your needs and wants, which types of opportunities you are interested in, and review your recent experience in various tax industries/specialties that would attract clients. When we have identified potential opportunities that align with your skill set, you and the recruiter will have detailed discussions about the role, address any questions you may have, and ensure that the opportunity meets your needs and wants. They will then check your references and create a short profile highlighting the skillset our client wants to see for their role. We will send your profile and resume to our client and have a call to present your background. From there, we will coordinate interviews with you and the client directly. After interviews, we get client feedback and will always call candidates to relay that feedback and discuss potential next steps. Before starting the role, each candidate must do a drug screening and background check.

This depends on the area of tax you want to focus on and the level of work you seek

Yes, as long as your employee agreement does not conflict with a specific project. Most importantly, most of the time, the only limits we would get into would be conflicting industry issues doing a project for a competitor.