>>A lot depends how you are paid and how the company accounts for it. When the company pays your taxes there is NO doubt. If the company issues a 1099 to you at the end of year, than it can be a grey area. If the check is cut a company (Your own consulting firm), than you own (based upon earlier messages on this thread).
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>It also makes a difference whether you do most of your work on- or offsite. The IRS has a set of 21 rules specifying when a person is really an employee, though they make think they're just a contractor.


I solve the problem of ownership up front by discussing it and making a deal on resale kickbacks to who ever owns the product. Twice burned, extremely shy.

Most of the stuff I write is so tailor to my clients business practices that it would not work well for another company (by design I must admit). I have to have a door for those gray areas.

All this goes to point out that if a person is going to be in business they need to have a CPA and a lawyer on call (staff).

All of this is IMHO, of course.