59 Tips for the Self-Employed Getting Started 1. Don’t operate as a sole proprietorship 2. Hire a professional bookkeeper 3. Outsource your payroll 4. Buy an accounting software package 5. Attend local new business owner courses 6. Don’t hire your relatives 7. Think twice 8. Don’t start a business just because you have a cool sounding name for it. in Public bookmarkswith auditcflagsproprietorredschedulesoletax
Freelance? An IRS audit may be in your future On that day, my wife and I received separate eight-page letters from the Internal Revenue Service informing us that we were being audited for the 2009 tax year. It was, to say the least, no cause for breaking out champagne and noisemakers. In fact, it seemed like a cruel twist: 2009 was the year I was laid off by the Chicago Tribune after 16 years of full-time employment. I then entered the freelance ranks, where I’ve remained ever since. in Public bookmarkswith auditcflagsproprietorredschedulesoletax