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Freelance Writers Have to Pay Quarterly Estimated Taxes

By on June 8th, 2012

By: Jennifer Dunn (for Outright.com) Freelance writing can be very stressful. Some months new clients are beating down your door (well, email account). The next month, you’re scrambling to write grocery lists for a little bit of cash. It all comes and goes so fast and it’s tough to maintain a monthly rhythm. Which is why when quarterly estimated taxes come along many freelancer writers just wave their hands in dismay and say they’ll handle it later. After all, with all that other nonsense going on – marketing, negotiating rates, and oh yeah, writing – how are you supposed to …

Little-Known Freelancer Tax Tips

By on January 20th, 2010

I don’t know if you’ve been following LaToya Irby’s series here on AFW, but I think it’s great. She offers a lot of great tips and advice on how to do your taxes as a freelancer, which can be quite a pain if you have a large number of clients. I think that I’ve learned a lot from her this year, and although I’m not totally ready to do my own taxes, I feel confident enough to check over the work being done. I do have some secrets to share with you. I didn’t check with LaToya and I’m completely …