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Re:I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now by codethief on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:52AM (#29919702)
> everyone works as a consultant to avoid the high taxes

You mean, to avoid the social security fees (health/pension/unemployment/…)? After all, as a consultant (whether incorporated or not) you still need to pay taxes and the rates are pretty similar to tax rates for employees.

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Re:I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now by Joeri on Thursday January 13, 2022 @07:13AM (#29919896)
The people that I know that are self-employed and earning high incomes generally are incorporated and have an accountant to set up tax avoidance strategies to have a lower effective tax rate. Effective tax rates seem to follow a gauss curve, low at the bottom, low at the top, highest for the middle earners.
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Re:I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now by distances on Thursday January 13, 2022 @09:05AM (#29920847)
That'll vary by country and won't be efficient everywhere in Europe. Certainly in Germany freelancers pay the same taxes as regular employees, and setting up a company means more taxes, not less.
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