It is November 1, which means it’s All Saints’ Day, National Vinegar Day, National Cook for Your Pet Day, and the first day of Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace. If you are self-employed or anyone else who purchases health insurance form Helathcare.gov or your state’s own insurance marketplace, then it’s time to start …
Quick disclaimer, if you’re looking for a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up an LLC – this is NOT that. I want to talk about how to actually start a business. More specifically I want to talk about how to start it on the right foot, and there’s more to it than just filing …
Welcome to another episode of “Things I Didn’t Know I Needed to Do, but Probably Should Just to Cover my Butt.” If you have a website and you put any sort of content on it, you should probably include a DMCA Takedown Notice policy. It’s a page on which you’ll provide information for somebody who …
You need to add a DMCA Policy to your website ASAP! Read More »
Unfortunately, health insurance tends to be a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation. But usually it’s a lot more “damned if you don’t.” So let’s do, hike up our pants, and jump into some of our options for self-employment health coverage. This is the final installment of my 3 part series on …
Earlier this year a friend of mine who does a good chunk of side work sent me a screenshot of his estimated refund on TurboTax. And it was negative $18,000. As in, he owed the government 18 grand. Today I’m going to teach you how to not be my friend. I mean, not be like …
How to Lower Your Self-Employment Taxes (Build Your Own Benefits Package – Part 2) Read More »
I’ve been singing the praises of work-from-home and self-employment flexibility for a while now. In fact, I recently documented a working/vacationy road trip I took with my wife and kids recently. Benefits vs. Benefits When you make the jump from working for somebody to working for yourself – you gain a ton of benefits and …
Build Your Own Benefits Package (Part 1: SICK LEAVE & PTO) Read More »
Transcript It’s the beginning of tax season. You probably have already started getting your W-2s, your 1099s, your R2-D2s, and WD-40s. Maybe you already have your Tax Day advent calendar set up. Maybe you’ve already decorated your Tax Day tree. We’re only a little more than two months away from the Big Day, so I …
Top Business Tax Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them (according to a former IRS Officer) Read More »
