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Hiring a Freelancer? Here’s What That Means for Your Taxes

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Meanwhile, states like Arkansas, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont — as well as the District of Columbia — have established their own thresholds. has its own income tax for freelancers and businesses; in most states, you’ll pay your state income taxes during the year as estimated taxes. What this means for small businesses.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. District of Columbia.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams. The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

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a busy Philadelphia workers’ compensation lawyer. The post Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance? In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance. Veronica Baxter is a blogger and legal assistant living and working in the great city of Philadelphia.

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Debunking 4 Commonly Believed Myths About Healthcare For Small Businesses

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Making healthcare available to your small business employees can be a daunting prospect. However, it is essential to separate fact from fiction when considering providing your small business employees with the valuable gift of healthcare. Resources are available to help demystify insurance for small business owners.

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Turning the Unemployed Into Entrepreneurs

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Self-Employment Assistance (SEA), a provision in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 , legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February, allows the states to “ empower unemployed workers to start their own businesses.”. Big Government - or Small Business? Although the U.S.

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Why Success Shouldn’t Be Defined By Revenue, Shareholders, Or Even You

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And unlike traditional taxi services, it elected to move across the state lines that the District of Columbia straddles, providing a one-stop shop for a ride home. In December 2012, the Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor shut down the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission’s efforts to block Uber.