Tag: tax season

Why Professional Tax Preparation Is A Critical Investment For Contractors

Running a business as an independent contractor means constantly looking for ways…

Johnson Stiles By Johnson Stiles

What Is Gross Income? A Plain-English Guide for the Self-Employed

Gross income is the total money your business takes in before you…

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Do C Corps Get a 1099? Reporting Rules for the Self-Employed

You hired an agency last year, paid it $22,000 for a website…

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What Is a 1099-G? A Plain-English Guide for the Self-Employed

A thin envelope from your state government lands in late January with…

Hannah Bietz By Hannah Bietz

What Is the De Minimis Safe Harbor? A Tax Guide for the Self-Employed

You bought a $ 900 laptop for your business, and your bookkeeping…

Mark Paulson By Mark Paulson

Independent Contractor vs Employee: A Freelancer’s Guide to Rates, Taxes, and Benefits

Every freelancer I have advised eventually hits the same fork in the…

Emily Lauderdale By Emily Lauderdale

Self Employment Tax Deductions: What You Can Actually Write Off

You finished your first full year of freelancing, sat down with a…

Renee Johnson By Renee Johnson

QuickBooks Self Employed: 7 Best Practices That Actually Save Time

I have cleaned up more QuickBooks Self Employed files than I can…

Mark Paulson By Mark Paulson

How to Reduce Self Employment Tax and Keep More of What You Earn

The first year I filed as a full time freelancer I owed…

Hannah Bietz By Hannah Bietz