"This thorough and well-organized volume will guide individuals through the legal and tax issues that come with the territory. From deciding on legal structures to drafting contracts to collecting payment from deadbeat clients, this is excellent information."
Library Journal
"As an independent contractor, you are your boss. This is why Fishman's book is so important."
New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Covers everything independent contractors need to know."
Business Life
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Working for Yourself is the all-in-one, trusted, legal and tax resource every IC needs. It is ideal for readers who are tired of doing endless web searches for legal and tax information, who need one easy-to-use and authoritative resource. This well organized reference will help them successfully start and run their operations in a business-like manner."
Savannah Jones, SirReadaLot.org
"Whether starting a full-scale consulting business or booking gigs on the side, this newly expanded and updated 11th edition of "
Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Gig Workers of All Types" by Stephen Fishman provides all the legal and tax information needed under one cover. This comprehensive and instructive reference manual has been thoroughly updated to reflect all the changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act -- changes that are largely beneficial to the self-employed. "
Working for Yourself" shows the self- employed how to: Decide the best form for a business (sole proprietor, LLC, or other); Make sure to be paid in full and on time; Pay estimated taxes and avoid trouble with the IRS; Take advantage of all available tax deductions -- including the 20% pass-through tax deduction for business owners; Choose health, property, and other kinds of insurance; Keep accurate records in case you get audited; Write legally binding contracts and letter agreements. A complete, thoroughly, all-inclusive compendium, thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional guide and reference, "
Working for Yourself" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, college, and university library Business Management collections and supplemental studies lists. A 'must' for anyone engaged or contemplating having their own self-employed business of any kind, it should be noted that "
Working for Yourself" is also available in a digital book format."
The Midwest Book Review
