April 15 Is Really Just Right Around The Corner: Advice For Freelancers

It may not feel like it but April 15 really is right around the corner. If you plan to do your own taxes (or use software) this year but haven’t started yet, you may want to think about getting busy and digging your receipts out of that shoebox. (Why is it always a shoebox? Why?)

We’ll begin by self-pimping a piece we wrote last year for CNN/Money. The takeaways: Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you can’t do everything on your own, and don’t forget that as a freelancer, unless you (or your spouse) also have a W-2 job in which your withholdings have been pumped up, you’re going to have to pay a ton in estimated taxes throughout the year.

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