This article is for Independent Consultants and 1099 contractors – if you’re working as a Contract (T4) Employee or a W2, then this information doesn’t apply to you.
If you’re an Independent Consultant or 1099, you need to submit both a timesheet (to the client company) and your business needs to invoice Raise for your services. It’s the same with expenses: you need submit an expense report (to the client company) and your business needs to invoice Raise for the expenses.
Why do you have to do both?
As an Independent Consultant, you’re wearing two hats: one as the business owner (the corporation) and one as the individual consultant providing the service to the client.
But you (the consultant) and the business are separate.
Why you (the consultant) need to submit a timesheet #
The timesheet is used to document and confirm the hours you (the consultant) worked and must be sent to the client company and approved for verification and record-keeping.
Why your business needs to send an invoice #
The invoice is a formal request for payment from your business to the Raise for the hours worked by the consultant (aka, you), which includes all necessary legal details such as your GST/HST number (in Canada) and invoice number for tax and accounting compliance.
While you might be wearing two hats, it’s you (the consultant) who submits the timesheet but it’s your business that sends the invoice.
This dual submission ensures transparency and accountability: the timesheet provides evidence of work performed, approved by the client, while the invoice formalizes the payment process and demonstrates that a business-to-business relationship exists rather than an employer-employee relationship. It also complies with government auditing requirements and tax regulations, helping both parties maintain proper documentation for financial and legal purposes.