Self-employment offers control, freedom and income opportunities that salaried positions may not. Being in charge of your own business decisions also means being responsible for meeting all your own ...

If you rely on other people to hire you on a per project basis, you operate on a freelance basis, and you are generally free to accept other assignments and are not limited to doing work for a single ...

Expenses like a home office, car, insurance, and even your education bills could get you a big tax break Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience.

(MoneyWatch) If you plan to start a small business and pay yourself, you'll need to know a thing or two about the taxes you owe. One special tax that trips up a lot of small business owners is the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

If you made money last year from a side hustle or gig work, tax time can feel stressful and confusing. We're here to help. Self-employment taxes are the Social Security and Medicare taxes individuals ...

I recently became self-employed. (Yes, by choice, not by necessity, though maybe many would question my judgment.) Like me, have you also just made this hold-onto-your-shorts leap? If so, you probably ...