Hi, I am also one of those guys caught up into the system of doing 1099 in California. I just began performing 1099 services since 01.2005 for the first time...
... Hash: RIPEMD160 Yamazed, ... The only difference here is whether or not you establish a corporation for yourself. In most cases, the tax benefits are not...
Thanks Brian, This was a great discussion. I did consult a CPA and he advised me to get going! So, I would have a final discussion with my Home Affairs...
What is this liability insurrance I have been hearing about? Something like a million bucks in liability in case thinks go wrong? How to apply for it and how...
Rajeev, here is a good article describing some of the differences between an S-corp and an LLC: http://www.quicken.com/cms/viewers/article/small_business/42863...
My State Farm agent (who I have home and auto insurance through) was able to give me a quote on general business liability insurance that seemed very...
... I don't have liability insurance nor know the price of said coverage. I only work with a couple of clients, and they don't require said insurance. May be...
I purchased 1 million in liability for my S-Corp from techinsurance.com. It is ~$500 per year. Depending on what kind of work you do it can cost more than...
... I talked to my old boss who is going to law school about this insurance when I went independent. He says "you can get 1 million bucks worth for next to...
That was with my local State Farm representative. It may have been cheaper for me because I have my home and auto insured with them as well. But, $720 is...
Hi, Things have been quiet here ... It must mean everyone is busy. I thought I would tell my story as it is pertinent to those of us who write code for a...
Wow, interesting story, thanks for sharing. I've come close to not getting paid a couple of times, but in the end I've always been paid. Good luck! -Michael...
Yeah, The worst part of this is that the Liability Ins is NOT protecting me and the emotional cost. You have to put specific wording in the contract about...
I'm so sorry you are going through this. In the future do you have the flexibility to work off of milestone payments instead of by hourly rate? This works out...
That is unblievable... Poor work??? After 1.5 years??? They should consider the worst in the future for they used poor and poor is what they will get in the...
Is this in the Washington DC area? I have a suggestion - use your spare time to create a website - www.igotscrewed.com . Over there folks like us can...
Actually I do NOT believe in lawsuits in any form. I think us consultants should rely on our tax deductions. Of course a proof for the deduction will help;...
Independents, Yama, I don't believe an unpaid invoice can be deducted as a business loss. Only legal expenses to sue for payment. It's a crazy LA, Ca. flake...
I'm finally on my own, per se (through staffing firm), and this is the first time I've had to deal with covering my own travel expenses for work. Normally I...
I have been an independent more or less my whole career and have used various time tracking methods over the years. My steady favorite for a long time was a...
We went through a fairly long evaluation process and ended up with Standard Time - which is far from perfect but closer than anything else we've found so far....
How much is that? I have time tracking module with QB online. As for the disconnected mode, A QB app that saves it then "uploads" when possible, would not be...
... My company was using XL spreadsheets to manage timesheets and we underwent an evaluation of time tracking software. In the end, we also chose Standard...
Hi I agree somewhat with Yama here, if you are already running Windows Server 2003 (even SBS) then you already have the 'free' tools for the job in Windows...
Hi, Thank you Matt! For starter when using an off-the-shelf solution you end up having no control over the application. A time tool, to be perfectly honest, is...
Has anyone looked at ways to join other people's group policies? I've heard of people doing it, but I can't find any information about groups out there that do...
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