Working for yourself law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & gig workers of all types

The all-in-one legal and tax resource every independent contractor and freelancer needs. Whether you're starting a full-scale consulting business or booking jobs on the side, Working for Yourself provides all the legal and tax information you need in one place. This edition has been thoroughly updat...

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Main Author: Fishman, Stephen (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: El Segundo, CA: Nolo, 2025
Edition:13th edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Welcome to the World of Self-Employment: Introduction to Working for Yourself. Working for yourself : the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Choosing the legal form for your business
  • Choosing and protecting your business name
  • Home alone or outside office
  • Obtaining licenses, permits, and identification numbers
  • Insuring your business and yourself
  • Pricing your services and getting paid
  • Taxes and the self-employed
  • Reducing your income taxes
  • The bane of self-employment taxes
  • Paying estimated taxes
  • Rules for salespeople, drivers, and clothing producers
  • Taxes for workers you hire
  • Record keeping and accounting made easy
  • Safeguarding your self-employed status
  • Special concerns for gig workers
  • Copyrights, patents, and trade secrets
  • Using written client agreements
  • Drafting your own client agreement
  • Reviewing a client's agreement
  • Appendix. Using the downloadable forms on the Nolo website.