Become a Freelance Web Designer: Taxes and Finances

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Become a Freelance Web Designer Taxes and Finances From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML Once you start making money with your freelancing you're going to need to pay taxes. And it doesn't matter whether you made $10 or $10,000, the tax man wants his cut. So don't forget the taxes. But there is more to finances than just taxes, you'll also have regular bills like rent, food, and your Internet connection. The tips in this lesson should help you to stay current with your bills while still earning a living. Taxes Paying Taxes While Freelancing When you're freelancing, especially when you're starting out, it can be challenging to handle taxes. If you forget to save money for them or worse yet forget to pay them you set yourself up for large finacial problems later. Even if you're just starting out as a freelancer, thinking about your taxes from the beginning is important. Tax Tips for Freelance Professionals - Taxes @ About.com How To Prepare for Taxes - Freelance Writing @ About Tax Tips for Freelance Bloggers - Weblogs @ About.com Taxes for Desktop Pub Businesses - DTP @ About.com Finances Freelancers Should Set Up an Emergency Fund I said it before, but it's important, so I'm saying it again. If you don't have some money set aside to deal with dry periods, you'll be more worried and your creativity will suffer. And that starts a viscious circle. If you're really eager to get started freelancing, at least put some money in an account that isn't attached to a checkbook or ATM card. Then add to it whenever you can. Even $100 in a savings account can keep your mind on your business rather than on where your next meal is coming from. Intro to Freelance Finances - Freelance Writing @ About.com Finance Tips for Freelancers - Video @ About.com This email is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Become a Freelance Web Designer' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement