Working for yourself
Subtitle: law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & consultants
By: by Stephen Fishman
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781413313314; 9781413313574
Description: "Offers the strategies and information needed to become an independent contractor, freelancer or consultant. It explains how to structure a business, negotiate contracts, ensure payments, and understand and pay taxes. The 8th edition includes the most current legal rules for contractors, as well as up-to-date tax information"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Working for yourself: the good, the bad, and the ugly; title: Choosing the legal form for your business; title: Choosing and protecting your business name; title: Home alone or outside office?; title: Obtaining licenses, permits, and identification numbers; title: Insuring your business and yourself; title: Pricing your services and getting paid; title: Taxes and the self-employed; title: Reducing your income taxes; title: The bane of self-employment taxes; title: Paying estimated taxes; title: Rules for salespeople, drivers, and clothing producers; title: Taxes for workers you hire; title: Record keeping and accounting made easy; title: Safeguarding your self-employed status; title: Retirement options for the self-employed; title: Copyrights, patents, and trade secrets; title: Using written client agreements; title: Drafting your own client agreement; title: Reviewing a client's agreement; title: Help beyond this book.