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Tax Tips for Freelance Writers and Self-Published Authors
If you earn money selling your words to websites and other publishers, the Internal Revenue Service will likely say you’re a small business owner. Freelance income is self-employment income, and so are any royalties you receive for that book you published or self-published. That can be a good thing, because the self-employed are privy to some tax perks that employees don’t usually receive. Read more…

Maximizing Tax Deductions for the Business Use of Your Car
The business use of your car can be one of the largest tax deduction you can take to reduce your business income. This is a big, big deal. Why two “bigs”? Because your business income is used to calculate two taxes: your personal income tax and your self-employment tax (the amount you pay into Social Security and Medicare as the “owner” of your rideshare business). Maximizing your deduction for the business use of your car will help you minimize these taxes. Read more…

Video: When to Issue a 1099-MISC Tax Form
Do you operate a trade or business? If the answer is yes, you may want to learn about your potential 1099-MISC filing requirements. Watch this video to find out more about the requirements for issuing a 1099-MISC. Read more…

Tips for Paying Estimated Taxes
Get guidance on federal income tax requirements for estimated taxes to accurately pay what you owe. Read more…

On-Demand Jobs and Your Taxes
More Americans work in the new, on-demand economy than you might imagine. Companies are essentially tapping into a workforce of talented, independent workers. If you are an on-demand worker, your employer may classify you either as an employee or as an independent contractor. This classification makes a big difference in the benefits you receive, as well as in the tax forms you must file to report money received from on-demand jobs. Read more…

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Estimated Taxes: Common Questions What is the Purpose of an IRS W-9 Form? Standard Mileage vs. Actual Expenses: Getting the Biggest Tax Deduction Tax Tips for Nannies and At Home Care Givers A Closer Look at IRS Form 1099 5 Tax Tips for Housekeepers Video: Calculating Taxes on IRS Form 1099 Misc Tax Tips for Sole Proprietors Tax Tips for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and other Car Sharing Drivers Reporting Self-Employment Business Income and Deductions Top Tax Write-offs for the Self-Employed A Freelancer's Guide to Taxes Tax Tips for Real Estate Agents and Brokers Top Tax Deductions for Massage Therapists Top Tax Deductions for Consultants Tax Topics for Freelancers, Contractors, and Consultants What Online Business Owners Should Know about IRS Form 1099-K Work as a Hair Stylist? Tax Tips for Hairdressers Common Tax Deductions for Coaches Tax Tips for Yoga Teachers and Instructors A Tax Filing Factsheet for eBay Sellers Selling on Etsy & Your Taxes 4 Tax Tips for Money-Making Hobbies Beginner's Tax Guide for the Self-Employed Tax Advantages to Incorporating Driving Down Taxes: Auto-Related Tax Deductions Mobile Phones, Internet and Other Easy Tax Deductions How to Withhold Your Own Taxes Is Interest on Credit Cards Tax Deductible? Video: Expenses That Are Tax Deductible When Working from Home Can I Write Off Credit Card Interest on My Taxes? Can Cellphone Expenses Be Tax Deductible with a Business? Video: Can I Deduct the Cost of a New Computer on My Taxes? Depreciation of Business Assets Business Use of Vehicles Ministers and Taxes The Home Office Deduction The Self-Employment Tax Working at Home A Tax Guide for Solopreneurs: Self-Employed Tax Tips Estimated Taxes: How to Determine What to Pay and When Setting Up a Home Office Video: Tax Tips for the Self-Employed Video: IRS 1099 Levy Contractor Options Video: IRS Rules for Reasonable Business Expenses What Is a Schedule C IRS form? Self-Employed Federal Income Taxes What Happens When Someone Forgets to File a 1099 on Their Tax Return? What Is an IRS 1099 Form? What Is IRS Form W-9? What Is the IRS Form 1099-MISC? Myths About Quarterly Taxes for the 1099 Tax Form Video: Self-Employment Tax Deductions on Cell Phones What is IRS Form 1040-ES: Estimated Tax for Individuals? How to Read a 1099-MISC Tax Form Tips to Reduce Self-Employment Taxes Filing IRS Form W-9 Video: How to Read a 1099 MISC IRS Form How to File Taxes with IRS Form 1099-MISC Video: How to Recover a 1099 Tax Form Tax Tips for Bloggers How an S-Corp Can Reduce Your Self-Employment Taxes What Is Schedule H: Household Employment Taxes 10 Tax Tips for Airbnb, HomeAway & VRBO Vacation Rentals Renting Out a Room on Airbnb or FlipKey? How Much You Owe in Taxes Side-Giggers: Tax Tips for Side Jobs Top 6 Tax Tips for Sharing Economy Freelancers Gardeners and Landscapers Tax Tips Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Tax Tips A Tax Cheat Sheet for Kindle eBook Self-Publishing Taxes 101 for TaskRabbit Taskers Sales Tax 101 for Online Sellers Tax Tips for Selling Your Handmade Items Online Filing Taxes for On-Demand Food Delivery Drivers Video: Tax Tips for Car Sharing Drivers: Uber, Lyft & Others Video: Tax Tips When Renting Out Your Home on Airbnb, FlipKey & Others Tax Tips for Handymen and Odd Jobs Tax Tips for Uber Drivers: Understanding Your Taxes How to Use Your Uber 1099s: Taxes for Uber Drivers How to Use Your Lyft 1099: Tax Help for Lyft Drivers Tax Tips for Lyft Drivers: Ridesharing Taxes A Guide to Paying Quarterly Taxes Form 1099-K Decoded for the Self-Employed Self-Employed Less Than a Year? How to Do Your Taxes The Musician's Guide to Taxes: Top Tax Deductions Top Tax Deductions for Photographers Common Tax Deductions for Construction Workers 10 Surprising Ways You May Be Self-Employed What is IRS Form W-9?
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