self employment and taxes - what do you do?

Posted on: 29 August 2018

Nonprofit organizations are committed to using their funds to help their causes and beneficiaries. But because so many nonprofits are underfunded and understaffed, they can also be targets of fraud and misuse of assets. How can you protect your nonprofit from this kind of abuse? Here are a few easy tips. Avoid Multitasking. The more functions you ask a single employee to handle, the more tempting and easier it will be to skim money off the top. [Read More]

Posted on: 5 May 2018

If you are planning to start a small business and want to be sure that you're covering the important basics, there are a number of things that you will want to keep in mind. There are some business facets that will serve you as long as you stick to the basics and get professional help when needed. To this end, make sure that you take heed of the points below so that your small business is better for it. [Read More]

Posted on: 28 February 2017

If you make your living as a blogger, here are three things that you need to make sure that you include when you file your taxes. This information can help lower your tax liability and your tax bill. #1 Health Insurance Costs Many independent contractors are not aware that they can actually deduct their health insurance costs. As an independent contractor, you can deduct the entire cost of your premium that you pay for health insurance for yourself and your family. [Read More]

Posted on: 20 January 2017

Wouldn't it be nice if you could count your pets as dependents? After all, they certainly depend on you -- an ill pet can easily cost as much as a child. Unfortunately, pets aren't considered necessities by the Internal Revenue Service (even though they might feel that way to us). Because of that, there are very few pet-related costs that can actually be tax deducted. If you want to get the most out of your deductions, you're going to have to focus on these three issues. [Read More]