Payroll is a space ripe for innovation because it’s governed by an old, archaic system that isn’t updated to serve today’s global economy. While tax regulations are complex, Zeal’s made it our mission to make the process of building and running payroll accessible for any company. Today we are broadening accessibility by supporting a new worker type, non-resident, international contractors. The IRS mandates that companies choosing to hire international contractors accurately complete the W8-BEN form for their international, non-resident contractors.
Our new International Contractor Worker Type feature enables our customers to stay compliant with the IRS. By facilitating information collection for your International Workers we’re able to assist in aggregating Worker data across your company. We will also keep accurate records of all reported withholding and net pay amounts to assist in IRS filings and reports.
To utilize our new Worker Type, verify the tax withholding rate that should apply to an international contractor. Zeal will calculate and record net payments to each contractor, thus making the end of year reporting process for you and your worker easy. Taxes don’t have to feel like navigating a maze. Let Zeal help you get from point A to B with ease.
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Pranab Krishnan is a technology entrepreneur, machine learning researcher, and co-founder & CTO of Zeal, a staffing operations platform that makes it easier for staffing companies to onboard, pay, and bill. Based in San Francisco, Pranab leads Zeal’s technical vision, oversees the engineering team, drives product architecture, and ensures the platform scales to support high-volume staffing operations. Prior to Zeal, Pranab worked in machine learning engineering at MITRE and as a bioinformatics fellow at the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). He also served as a data analyst at The Wharton School. He is a Y Combinator alumnus through Zeal’s inclusion in the YC Summer 2019 cohort. Under his technical leadership, Zeal has secured $30M in funding. Beyond his day job, Pranab engages with the broader fintech and startup community, shares insights on product engineering and embedded finance, and contributes to discussions around scalable infrastructure, compliance automation, and fintech innovation.
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