J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment / J.K. Lasser (PDF)

Tax facts and strategies every self-employed person needs toknow

If you're thinking about starting a business, or have alreadybegun one, you are not alone. There are more than 23 millionworkers who are already self-employed and file Schedule C to reporttheir income and expenses.

As a self-employed person you have to handle many, if not all,of the aspects of running your business. J.K. Lasser's Guide toSelf-Employment is intended to help you with some businessaspects with which you may not be familiar--but which have agreat impact on your bottom line. It skillfully focuses on taxes aswell as many legal and financial matters that may pertain to yourbusiness.

Informative and accessible, J.K. Lasser's Guide toSelf-Employment is designed for you, the self-employed personworking alone as a service provider, to help pin down all of thetax breaks to which you may be entitled. Divided into threecomprehensive parts, this reliable resource will help you:
* Learn the basics of tax reporting: from what it means to beself-employed and an overview of what you have to report--aswell as where and when--to becoming familiar with ScheduleC
* Discover the various types of deductions and credits you canclaim to reduce revenue that's taxed
* Become familiar with an array of planning strategies that youcan use to make better business decisions throughout the year aswell as other strategies you can employ as your business grows
* And much more

Don't be intimidated by taxes and other responsibilities ofbeing self-employed. Instead, embrace the opportunities that abetter understanding of tax, legal, and financial responsibilitiescan produce. Let J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment showyou how.

Don't forget to view the free online supplement to this book atJKLasser.com for late tax changes made by Congress and otherup-to-the-minute developments.