"We had 40+ "contractors" across 12 countries, half of them clearly disguised employees. EU Presence moved them to CoR in three weeks, no gaps, no back-tax drama."
Ana Molina
COO · Global design agency · Barcelona
Most "contractors" working full-time on your team are legally employees under local EU law — and the back-tax bill lands on you. We engage your contractors on our paper under compliant B2B contracts, run invoice and payment flows, and absorb the classification exposure. Your contractor relationship stays flexible; the legal shield is ours.
Every EU jurisdiction has its own misclassification test — IR35 in the UK, Scheinselbstständigkeit in Germany, présomption de salariat in France. Most teams flunk at least one. Tick what's true of your contractor relationship — we'll tell you where you land.
Based on what you've ticked, this person looks like a true independent contractor. A compliant B2B contract via Contractor of Record is the right shape — no misclassification exposure, invoices flow normally.
Each country has its own misclassification rule set — and the exposure is rarely on the contractor, it's on the company that pays them. We've mapped each one so the contract and the engagement posture match the local test.
Locally drafted service agreement between us and the contractor — calibrated to the local classification test. Your deliverable terms pass through unchanged.
We indemnify the engagement against reclassification claims. If a tax authority or labour tribunal challenges the contract, we carry the exposure — not you.
Contractor submits invoices to us. We process in their local currency, handle VAT treatment, and consolidate to one monthly invoice for your finance team.
We verify the contractor is properly registered, their tax residence is correct, and VAT is applied (or reverse-charged) the right way. No surprise audits.
Optional access to health insurance, pension, and equipment stipends — the contractor chooses what they want, paid from their rate. Helps you attract better talent.
Contract ends or gets converted to EOR employment — we handle the paperwork either way. No stranded contractors, no unresolved invoices.
You send us the contractor's name, country, rate, and scope of work. We run a 3-minute classification check on intake.
Locally compliant B2B agreement drafted. You review, contractor signs, we countersign. Backdated if needed (within reason).
Contractor has access to our portal. First invoice can be submitted immediately. Payment on your agreed cadence (weekly or monthly).
From design agencies with global freelance benches to Series B companies hiring fractional specialists — the classification exposure is where deals and audits go wrong.
"We had 40+ "contractors" across 12 countries, half of them clearly disguised employees. EU Presence moved them to CoR in three weeks, no gaps, no back-tax drama."
"Our due diligence flagged the contractor risk on a Tuesday. By Friday everyone was on CoR with a clean paper trail. The deal closed."
"We wanted to pay our freelancers once a week, in EUR. Other providers said monthly-only. EU Presence set up a weekly cycle on day one."
"A German tax audit hit one of our contractors. EU Presence handled the correspondence — reclassification was avoided because the contract was already airtight."
One flat fee per contractor. Compliant B2B contract, invoice processing, classification shield, tax / VAT compliance — included. No transaction fees, no platform fees.
For large contractor benches — agencies, platforms, studios — with audit-trail requirements, role-based access, and bulk onboarding flows.
The full workforce stack for non-EU companies: contractors on CoR, full-time employees via EOR, and the GDPR rep that hiring in Europe triggers.
Compliant B2B contracts, classification shield, 27 EU states + UK.
For full-time hires — the legal employer, contract, and payroll.
Hiring or engaging in the EU = processing EU personal data. Art. 27 rep required.
EOR is for full-time employees — we become their legal employer, run payroll, handle statutory benefits. CoR is for independent contractors — we contract with them on a B2B basis, run invoices, and carry the misclassification shield. The contractor stays an independent business; they're not our employee or yours.
Our engagement structure is calibrated to the local classification test (IR35, Scheinselbstständigkeit, présomption de salariat, etc.). The B2B contract is between us and the contractor; you receive services via our master agreement. If a tax authority or labour tribunal reclassifies, the exposure falls on us, not you — subject to the indemnity caps in your MSA.
Yes. If the relationship tips toward employment (more hours, more control, more integration), we convert the contractor to EOR cleanly — single counterparty, continuous tenure, no gap. Tenure transfer handled per local law.
You pay us; we pay the contractor. Contractors submit invoices through our portal, we process them in their local currency, and you get one consolidated invoice monthly (or the cadence you choose). No direct cross-border payments, no FX admin on your side.
VAT treatment depends on the contractor's registration and jurisdiction. We verify each contractor's VAT status at onboarding, apply the right treatment (standard, reverse-charge, or exempt), and include the correct tax lines on invoices. No manual VAT admin.
Yes. Default is monthly, but we support weekly cycles or pay-on-invoice-receipt — useful for agency billing and creative freelancers who prefer faster cash flow. Fee is the same.
Send us the contractor details. We'll run the classification check on intake, have the contract signed by tomorrow, and the first invoice live by the day after.