okay so to eliminate the risk of J1 b...

okay so to eliminate the risk of J1 being contacted and losing it in the future. I was thinking of doing the following plan: 1) Open up an LLC (or should it be an s corp?) 2) List all of J1's work onto that LLC/Corp 3) Use manager references from previous jobs with no ties to J1 Does that sound good? My only concern is will I actually get any job hits like that? I feel like the corp method is gamey and that most companies will immediately pass it up
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adverse-sapphire
adverse-sapphire4mo ago
It works fine if you can list jobs prior to J1.
generous-apricot
generous-apricot4mo ago
yeah I have a ton of work experience before J1, I would lose only like 2-3 years out of a 10 year career
adverse-sapphire
adverse-sapphire4mo ago
Probably no loss then.
generous-apricot
generous-apricot4mo ago
perfect, thanks
adverse-sapphire
adverse-sapphire4mo ago
Would they not be able to see how old the LLC is? Or companies don't typically look into it
adverse-sapphire
adverse-sapphire4mo ago
I don't think anyone cares if the LLC is old vs new.
xenial-black
xenial-black4mo ago
LLC is what you create, then you select the s-corp tax designation, which comes with some stipulations
optimistic-gold
optimistic-gold4mo ago
It will weaken your resume a little but if you are strong anyway from all your years of prior experience you can overcome it.
continuing-cyan
continuing-cyan4mo ago
fwiw I'd skip the S-Corp until you know you're going pro, you must mandatorily file quaterly 941s w/ the federal government if you go S-Corp, and you can't stop that unless you decertify later, seems like a pain in the ass You can always elect S-Corp the following tax year if you decide this is how you want to go