And not swastika . <| sep |> You would pay more FICA taxes as a contractor , and typically would not have employee benefits such as health insurance , 401 k , paid vacations , sick days , etc . So you ' d need to assess how that affects the offer , vs . the benefits like paid overtime . You don ' t have to create an LLC for this . You could create a corporation to do as you describe to try to reduce but not eliminate the payroll tax discrepancy , but you ' d still have to pay income taxes on what you receive . <| sep |> I think that Ken Burns created a fairly comprehensive documentary about the history of Jazz . I haven ' t seen it myself , but it got a lot of good press when it came out . Might be a good place to start . <| sep |> So pretty ! Well done Stan 3