{
  "id": "v20-ie-contractor-vs-employee",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Contractor versus Employee Offer Calculator — Ireland",
  "shortName": "Contractor versus Employee Offer",
  "description": "Translate an employee compensation package into a contractor fee target using realistic billable time, without deciding legal employment status. EUR planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "contractor-vs-employee",
    "ie",
    "tax-authority"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ie-contractor-vs-employee.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ie/contractor-vs-employee/",
    "definition": "/ie/contractor-vs-employee/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ie/contractor-vs-employee/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ie/contractor-vs-employee/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ie/contractor-vs-employee/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ie/contractor-vs-employee/?salary=60000&benefits=5000&contractExpenses=5000&extraContributions=0&billableDays=200&hoursPerDay=7&riskBuffer=10",
  "queryParameters": {
    "salary": {
      "label": "Employee annual salary",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 60000
    },
    "benefits": {
      "label": "Value of employer benefits to replace",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "contractExpenses": {
      "label": "Annual contractor expenses",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "extraContributions": {
      "label": "Additional contractor taxes/contributions already calculated",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "billableDays": {
      "label": "Expected billable days",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 200
    },
    "hoursPerDay": {
      "label": "Billable hours per day",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 7
    },
    "riskBuffer": {
      "label": "Extra income buffer",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "salary",
      "label": "Employee annual salary",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 60000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "benefits",
      "label": "Value of employer benefits to replace",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 5000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "contractExpenses",
      "label": "Annual contractor expenses",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 5000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "extraContributions",
      "label": "Additional contractor taxes/contributions already calculated",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "EUR",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "billableDays",
      "label": "Expected billable days",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 200,
      "required": true,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 366,
      "step": 1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "hoursPerDay",
      "label": "Billable hours per day",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 7,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0.1,
      "max": 24,
      "step": 0.01,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "riskBuffer",
      "label": "Extra income buffer",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 10,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "requiredRevenue",
      "label": "Annual contractor revenue target",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "dayRate",
      "label": "Break-even day rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "id": "hourRate",
      "label": "Break-even hourly rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "EUR"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Required revenue = (salary + replacement benefits + expenses + extra contributions) × (1 + buffer).",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "salary": 60000,
        "benefits": 5000,
        "contractExpenses": 5000,
        "extraContributions": 0,
        "billableDays": 200,
        "hoursPerDay": 7,
        "riskBuffer": 10
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "IE income authority",
      "url": "https://www.revenue.ie/en/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions/tax-relief-charts/index.aspx"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "contractor-vs-employee",
  "namespace": "ie",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "uk",
    "ie"
  ]
}