Getting Started
First-Year Freelancer Tax Checklist
What to set up when you start, what to do with every payment, and what to check each quarter and before year-end.
Hobby or Business? How the IRS Tells the Difference
Both kinds of income are taxable, but only a business can deduct expenses. The factors the IRS weighs and how to stay on the right side.
1099-NEC vs 1099-K: What Freelancers Need to Know
Two forms, two thresholds, one income. How 1099-NEC and 1099-K differ for 2026 and how to avoid reporting the same money twice.
Do You Have to Pay Taxes on Side Hustle Income?
Yes — and often two taxes, not one. What you owe on side income, when a 1099 is (and isn't) sent, and how to pay during the year.