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Web Worker Careers: Accounting & Bookkeeping

April 21st, 2009 (1:00pm) Meryl Evans 2 Comments

Antique calculatorCertified Public Accountants (CPAs) and bookkeepers can develop full-time web working careers by using their knowledge to provide the help many people need with their finances. The tools available now mean that it’s possible to do this kind of work remotely. Is bookkeeping or accounting a possible career for you?

Types of Accounting & Bookkeeping Careers

People in this career can handle payroll and business operations, manage personal finances and balance books. Careers in accounting and finance can vary as illustrated by the following examples. Read the rest of this entry »

Open Thread: How Do You Handle Your Taxes?

February 20th, 2008 (2:00pm) Jason Harris 15 Comments

One our most valuable assets is our time. Come this time of year, one of the major time sinks in many of our lives is preparing and filing our taxes. As web workers, we have many factors to consider when it comes to our taxes such as: do we really qualify for a home office deduction, which tax tips are good to follow, and how to track and manage all our business expenses.

When we’re ready to file our taxes, we have three main options, 1) hiring a professional CPA to do it, 2) using TurboTax, or some other tax preparation software, or 3) braving the quick shops such as H&R Block. It appears more and more Americans are discovering online tax filing is a good way to go.

As a busy web worker, how do you manage your taxes? Do you find ease in handing them off to a professional, or does the do-it-yourselfer in you propel you to fire up TurboTax?

We look forward to a great discussion in the comments.

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