Re:Ask HN: what taxes/tax forms does a freelancer need to su...
by russell on Monday October 11, 2010 @08:50PM
(#1781870)
Many clients require a business license to avoid having you classified as a
Employee. (The IRS doesnt like you. There are a dozen or so traps that they lay for you, easily avoided if you know about them. See http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/1179.html) Better still, talk to an accountant. In general a business license isnt a huge hassle. The zoning requirements are usually waived if you have no employees and no visiting customers.
Re:Ask HN: what taxes/tax forms does a freelancer need to su...
by bdclimber14 on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @12:55AM
(#1782370)
This really isn't true, at least on the IRS/fed level. You don't need anything to be classified as a business. It's merely "how you act" -- are you acting as a business, or are you acting as an employee. There's a list of definitions/guidelines to be aware of, but there is no business license you can get to help with this...
As a general rule states don't tend to levy taxes on computer services, but many of them are desperate. Maryland tried this in 2007 but repealed it before it could take effect (geographically it was complete insanity since the two big population centers are adjacent to other states) and in a Google search I found that the governor of Pennsylvania was proposing this earlier in the year. They did it from 1992-7....