Title::
Working for yourself : law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & gig workers of all types
First Author value, for Searching:
Fishman, Stephen, author.
General Note:
"Thirteenth edition, January 2025."
Includes index (pages [491]-530).
Format:
Book
Abstract:
The all-in-one legal and tax resource every independent contractor and freelancer needs. Whether you're starting a full-scale consulting business or booking jobs on the side, Working for Yourself provides all the legal and tax information you need in one place. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes to relevant laws, including updated information on Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation, as well as a new section on tax credits for electric vehicles. Learn how to: decide the best form for your business (sole proprietor, LLC, or other), request payment in full and on time, pay estimated taxes and avoid trouble with the IRS, take advantage of all available tax deductions and credits, including the 20% pass-through tax deduction, choose health, property, and other kinds of insurance, keep accurate records in case you get audited, and write legally binding contracts and letter agreements. If you're tired of doing endless web searches for the information you need to start and run your business, this easy-to-use and authoritative resource is for you.-- Provided by Amazon.
Contents:
Welcome to the World of Self-Employment: Introduction to Working for Yourself. Working for yourself : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Choosing the legal form for your business -- Choosing and protecting your business name -- Home alone or outside office -- Obtaining licenses, permits, and identification numbers -- Insuring your business and yourself -- Pricing your services and getting paid -- Taxes and the self-employed -- Reducing your income taxes -- The bane of self-employment taxes -- Paying estimated taxes -- Rules for salespeople, drivers, and clothing producers -- Taxes for workers you hire -- Record keeping and accounting made easy -- Safeguarding your self-employed status -- Special concerns for gig workers -- Copyrights, patents, and trade secrets -- Using written client agreements -- Drafting your own client agreement -- Reviewing a client's agreement -- Appendix. Using the downloadable forms on the Nolo website.
Subject:
| Independent contractors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Popular works. |
| Independent contractors -- Taxation -- United States -- Popular works. |
| Self-employed -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works. |
| Entrepreneurs indépendants -- Impôts -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation. |
| Independent contractors -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
| Independent contractors -- Taxation |
| Self-employed -- Taxation -- Law and legislation |
| Legal status. |
| United States |
| Popular works |
| Law for laypersons |
| Law for laypersons. |
| Documents de vulgarisation juridique. |
Summary:
The all-in-one legal and tax resource every independent contractor and freelancer needs. Whether you're starting a full-scale consulting business or booking jobs on the side, Working for Yourself provides all the legal and tax information you need in one place. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes to relevant laws, including updated information on Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation, as well as a new section on tax credits for electric vehicles. Learn how to: decide the best form for your business (sole proprietor, LLC, or other), request payment in full and on time, pay estimated taxes and avoid trouble with the IRS, take advantage of all available tax deductions and credits, including the 20% pass-through tax deduction, choose health, property, and other kinds of insurance, keep accurate records in case you get audited, and write legally binding contracts and letter agreements. If you're tired of doing endless web searches for the information you need to start and run your business, this easy-to-use and authoritative resource is for you.--
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