For the more than
twenty million Americans who are self-employed and offer their services
on a contract basis, Working For Yourself is the book to have. It
tells the reader how to:
• successfully meet business start-up requirements
• comply with strict IRS rules
• draft solid consulting and independent contractor agreements
• get paid in full and on time.
Please see Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreements for all
the legal forms and agreements necessary either to work as an independent
contractor or consultant, or to run a home-based business. Whether
you're an independent contractor, freelancer, or consultant, it all
adds up to the same thing: you need to be more aware of laws and taxes
than the average person.
Fortunately, Working for Yourself provides all the information you
need to stay on top of it all. An independent contractor himself,
author Attorney Stephen Fishman shows you everything you need to know
to:
meet business start-up requirements
set up home or outside offices
comply with strict IRS rules
establish sound business relationships
avoid unfair contracts
draft good agreements
get paid in full and on time
The 4th edition is completely updated to include information on
nondisclosure agreements and retirement plans, the latest rules
on deducting health insurance expenses, up-to-date details on Archer
Medical Savings Accounts and more.
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Table of Contents
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1. Working for Yourself: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2. Choosing the Legal Form for Your Business
3. Choosing and Protecting Your Business Name
4. Home Alone or Outside Office?
5. Obtaining Licenses, Permits and Numbers
6. Insuring Your Business and Yourself
7. Pricing Your Services and Getting Paid
8. Taxes and the Self-Employed
9. Reducing Your Income Taxes
10. The Bane of Self-Employment Taxes
11. Paying Estimated Tax
12. Rules for Salespeople, Drivers and Clothing Producers
13. Taxes for Workers You Hire
14. Recordkeeping and Accounting Made Easy
15. Safeguarding Your Self-Employed Status
16. Retirement Options for the Self-Employed
17. Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets
18. Using Written Client Agreements
19. Drafting Your Own Client Agreement
20. Reviewing a Client's Agreement
21. Help Beyond This Book
A1 Appendix 1: Forms and Documents
A2: Appending 2: Sample Agreements
A3 Appendix 3: State and Federal Agencies
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Reviews
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Whether you already work for yourself or are thinking about making
the move, Working for Yourself will help make sure it's done right.
Des Moines Register
Wage Slave No More could well have been called The Independent Contractor
Bible... Don't contract independently without it.
Leonard Charla
Small Press Magazine
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