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Most small operations know their total for the year and nothing about which work produced it. The difference between those two facts is usually a whole category of job.
Continue reading Which jobs actually made money last year? Build a costing sheet in one evening
The first meeting with a preparer is a two way interview and most people treat it as an application. The questions below take twenty minutes and settle it.
Continue reading Interviewing an accountant, and the six answers that tell you whether to hire them
Worker classification is decided by how the relationship actually works, not by what either party agreed to call it. Several agencies get a vote.
Continue reading Calling someone a contractor does not make them one. Who decides, and on what
Federal tax gets the attention and state and local obligations produce most of the surprises, because there is no single rulebook and nobody sends you one.
Continue reading Sales tax, city licenses, and the letter from a state you barely worked in
A large company's standard agreement is written to protect the large company. Most of it is negotiable, and knowing which parts to push on is the skill.
Continue reading Eight clauses a big customer's contract will contain, and what each one does to you
The liability shield is real, narrower than people assume, and easier to lose than most owners realize. The rest of the decision is bookkeeping.
Continue reading What choosing an LLC actually changes, and the four places you will notice it