>>Does anyone know of any web resources which will help me to educate myself in these matters?
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>>Any pointers will be welcomed
>
>Chris Haynes

Seriously:
1> discuss in detail with your lawyer (yes it cost money).
2> discuss in detail with your accountant (yes it cost money).
3> you said in part, i would hope that the part is the difference
between your consulting rate and what you could expect as an
employee!
4> as best you can, MAKE SURE that corp. is WELL funded or you
can be sure that the value of your barter may be worthless!

been there, done that, hopefully lawsuits will be settled in 5 or
six more years! good luck!