mercredi 5 février 2014

Understanding Your 1099 Form As A Freelancer

By Norbert Higensen


Tax season is just around the corner. The beginning of each year brings resolutions, a new start, and a review of last year's finances. Depending on your employment and your life situation you will either be required to pay taxes or you will receive a tax return.

Deductions allow you to reduce the amount you have to pay or may increase the amount of money you are paid in your return. While there are some obvious deductions you want to include, there are several that people overlook every year. All of these may not apply to your situation but it is good to know about them as they may apply in the future.

So lets analyze this for a little bit. Really what was Bill Gates saying when he told the world that he didn't need anymore money? What he was actually saying was that money didn't control him. Just like that, he empowered himself and so have hundreds of thousands of millionaires. You are in control of money and you choose what you want to do with it. This is the most important thing to learn in personal finance and it can best be done by donating.

In a company or organization, it is most often the case that the employer will withhold a certain percentage from each paycheck so that a person can fill out a W2 tax form during the tax season and pay their taxes from those withheld funds, but for freelancer this is not the case.

Freelance workers, no matter what the duties are that they perform, are considered independent contractors under the tax codes of the United States, and therefore must fill out and comply to the tax regulations attached to the tax form labeled 1099. A 1099 tax form is the freelancer's version of a W2 and will help to classify their taxes accordingly.

The first tip that freelancers who are trying to report and keep track of their taxes need to know is that there are different forms of 1099s that are used to report various types of income from freelance work and knowing which form to fill out and report with will be the first step in successfully completing your tax filings.

Tuition - There are several deductions and credits related to higher education. If you're a student, you want to make sure that you do not miss out on those. The amount that you are able to deduct depends on your income, so check with an accountant or tax professional to see what you qualify for.

Mileage - This is a pretty big one that many people fail to take advantage of. You are allowed to take a per mile deduction for any miles you put on your car as long as it is for business, moving, or charitable work. The rate per mile varies for each of these so check the federal guidelines to see how much of a deduction you get.

This principle works whether you believe in the bible or not. Ultimately it changes who you are and how you treat money, which is the major cause of financial problems. If you still run into financial distress with taxes though, make sure that you call your local Las Vegas Tax Lawyer.




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