Working for yourself: law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & gig workers of all types

Welcome to the World of Self-Employment: Introduction to Working for Yourself. Working for yourself : the good, the bad, and the ugly

Choosing the legal form for your business

Choosing and protecting your business name

Home alone or outside office

Obtaining licenses, permits, and identification numbers

Insuring your business and yourself

Pricing your services and getting paid

Taxes and the self-employed

Reducing your income taxes

The bane of self-employment taxes

Paying estimated taxes

Rules for salespeople, drivers, and clothing producers

Taxes for workers you hire

Record keeping and accounting made easy

Safeguarding your self-employed status

Special concerns for gig workers

Copyrights, patents, and trade secrets

Using written client agreements

Drafting your own client agreement

Reviewing a client's agreement

Appendix. Using the downloadable forms on the Nolo website.