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Self Employed? Smart Strategies for Minimizing Your Taxable Income
A lot of our clients that come to us with back tax problems are self employed. For one reason or another, they fall behind on their taxes. With COVID-19, small businesses have been hit the hardest and despite the government stimulus bills, there are still millions of...
The Challenges Freelancers Face When Proving Their Income – and How to Overcome Them
Being a freelancer carries a number of important benefits, from the ability to make your own hours to the freedom to work from virtually anywhere. But being your own boss also comes with some serious challenges, including how to prove your income to a skeptical...
Self-Employment Taxes and The Common Traps To Avoid So You Don’t Owe Back Taxes
Image courtesy Quoteinpector.com.People often dream of quitting their jobs and going into business for themselves so that they can pursue a passion and work without a boss. Self-employment can be a rewarding career decision, but it can lead to higher taxes and tax...
Self-Employed and Gig Workers: Should You Claim the Home Office Deduction?
The rise of freelancing, self-employed and gig work is one of the biggest labor stories of the last 20 years. More and more workers have been looking beyond the normal nine to five and making their own way in the world, creating an income they can rely on, one that is...
The Procrastinator’s Guide to Surviving Tax Day
If you are a procrastinator, tax filing season is probably the worst time of year. With deadlines looming, filling out all those complicated forms and making sense of an increasingly complex tax code that changes almost every year can seem like an overwhelming task....
How to Amend a Tax Return for a Prior Year
Tax returns can often be filed with incomplete or incorrect information, leading you to more tax trouble than you bargained for. If you filed early, you might have overlooked income from a temporary job or a side gig, only to get a 1099 or late W2 for the income...
3 Essential Steps To Prepare for Tax Season and Avoid Tax Trouble
Taxes are one of those topics people hate to talk about or even think about, especially if they end up owing money in back taxes every year. That's why many taxpayers wait until the very last moment to prepare for tax season. It’s also why nearly 14 million Americans...
7 Tips to Reduce Your Chances of Falling Victim to Tax Identity Theft
Tax identity theft occurs when identity thieves obtain your Social Security number and file a fraudulent tax return on your behalf. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax identity theft is the most common form of identity theft. The FTC estimates that it costs...