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-- Stephen Saunders Don't be a Rep-Dem! http://www.rep-dem.com/ Quoting TJ Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm currently looking for a CPA to help me out with my taxes (I went > contract this year as well) Any names or recommendations would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > TJ > > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:59:27 -0700, Jayce^ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 08 February 2005 09:18 pm, Sasha Pachev wrote: > > > As some of you may have noticed or heard, I am now a full-time > independent > > > consultant for the first time. Things are going well so far, except I > need > > > to figure out how I am paying taxes to make sure IRS does not hit me with > a > > > fine, and also to make sure I do not pay more than I have to. > > > > Congrats, personally I'm just getting out of this world, well, I still have > it > > on the side for small things, but not my 'daily bread' persey. > > > > > If I did fine without a CPA when most of my income came from a W-2 type > > > job, do I need one now? > > > > Depends on how you setup. Personally, you can get a cpa for a small > business > > cheap. I have an accounting background, and did my own my first year, I > did > > allright. After that I went to a cpa that I was referred to, he was > fast, > > and saved me *much* more than he cost. Also he knew small business rules > > quite well, and was able to help me setup a corp much better. LLC/S-Corp > > laws are different by state, and are currently changing (s-corp is good > in > > utah). You WILL want to set one up, and pay yourself from that. Takes a > > little for some people to get used to having two accounts, and > representing > > two entities. (Such as my wife not understanding at first why we didn't > pay > > tithing out of the work account, since "we/the business" had received a > check > > there). > > > > > > > > Any other tips? > > > > There are quite a few good Accountants around that can help in the setup. > Do > > it right at first, talk to one. I can give the info of the guy I use if > you > > want it, I HIGHLY recommend him. > > > > Don't forget to keep records of everything, business writeoffs are all > > important. They really will make the difference with how much money you > > make. > > > > -- > > Jayce^ > > > > > > .===================================. > > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > > `===================================' > > > > > > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
