Freelancer'S Guide To Self Employment Taxes, Budget, Savings

1099's Guide to Managing Money, Paying Taxes, and Planning for Retirement

What you'll learn

Self Employed: How, What, When, Where to Pay Quarterly Taxes!

Savings Strategies on Any Income!

Retirement Planning on Any Income!

Budgeting 101!

How to Track Expenses and Income Effectively!

How to Avoid Common Financial Mistakes!

Requirements

None!

Description

You don't have to be a trained accountant to handle your own taxes. Or the smartest person in the room. Or a type-A personality. In fact, you can start with any amount of money, take this course on financial and tax literacy for new freelancers, and succeed brilliantly through good times and bad.Trust me, a lot of freelancers avoid things like taxes, budgeting, and saving for retirement for fear of "not doing it right." Hear me when I say - the time to get savvy and create good financial habits is NOW. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:This course is all about taking away that fear and teaching financial literacy, money-saving techniques, and how to tackle taxes with confidence.Together, we’ll untangle the web of finances as an independent contractor by covering topics like: tracking income and expenses, the best tools to help you handle your finances, invoicing and how to avoid non-payments from clients,tips for reducing overhead and expenses, tips for savings for retirement on any income, common financial mistakes and how to avoid them, comparing the different tax entities that you can file your business under.WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR:This course is perfect for any NEW US (American) freelancer who has either never paid self-employment taxes before, wants to learn better systems to save money, needs a nudge to set up a retirement account, or wants a refresher on financial literacy. If you are a financial wizard, are a CPA, or can do your taxes in your sleep, this course is not for you. However, if you're ready to start from square 1 and learn the basics of budgeting, planning, saving, and paying taxes, then this course is for you.BONUS:At the end of this course, you'll not only have access to all the videos, downloadable resources, and external links for life - you'll also receive a 13-page eBook so you can quickly refer back to the content in this course.Financial literacy and confidence doing your taxes starts NOW! Are you ready??DISCLAIMER: The instructor is not a certified accountant or CPA. The materials available in this course are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your accountant or attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.

Overview

Section 1: Tax & Financial Terms Overview

Lecture 1 Self Employment Tax 101: An overview of the who, what, why, and where of taxes.

Lecture 2 Finance 101: Terms All Entrepreneurs Need to Know

Lecture 3 The Benefits of A Good Accountant

Section 2: Tools to Track Income and Expenses

Lecture 4 The Importance of Keeping Records

Lecture 5 An Intro to Keeper Tax

Lecture 6 An Intro to Wave Accounting

Lecture 7 Using Excel (Use My Spreadsheet!)

Lecture 8 Tax Myth: Keeping Paper Receipts

Section 3: Invoicing and Non-Payments

Lecture 9 An intro to Harvest & Automated Invoices

Lecture 10 What to Do When A Client Doesn't Pay!

Section 4: Expenses and Deductions

Lecture 11 Tips to Reduce Expenses

Lecture 12 Deductions Intro (and Commonly Missed Deductions)!

Section 5: Quarterly Taxes

Lecture 13 [JANUARY 2021 UPDATE] A new Form 1099 is coming

Lecture 14 What Are Quarterly Taxes, Anyway?

Lecture 15 How & When Do You Pay Quarterly Taxes?

Lecture 16 [MARCH 2021 UPDATE] Taxes Pushed to May

Lecture 17 How to Figure Out How Much You Owe

Lecture 18 What If You Miss (or Skip) A Payment?

Section 6: Common Financial Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Lecture 19 Personal Savings and The 50/30/20 Rule

Lecture 20 Keeping Personal and Business Expenses Separate

Lecture 21 Retirement Savings & Rainy Day Funds

Section 7: Retirement Savings for Freelancers

Lecture 22 Retirement Accounts

Section 8: Tax Entities for Freelance Businesses

Lecture 23 An Overview of Sole Proprietorship vs LLC.

Section 9: 1099-NEC: If You Have a Hired a Freelancer or Subcontractor

Lecture 24 What if YOU have hired your own freelancer?

Section 10: Wrapping Up

Lecture 25 What's Next?

Freelancers wanting financial literacy.,Freelancers who want to become more confident when handling their business finances.,Freelancers who need help saving for retirement.