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Whether you call yourself a

1099 Worker
Sole Proprietor
Freelancer
Subcontractor
Free Agent
or
Self-employed
you are an independent professional.

I call you an indie.

June Walker - Consultant to Indies

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Hello Fellow Indies,

I have made some changes and will make even more in an effort to provide accurate and useful information to you as simply as possible.

My goal: That every indie have a productive, successful 2012 -- filled with lots of fun and love.

Ways Through the Maze is my monthly eLetter to you. I fill it with items I think will be of value to you. Please let me know when I'm on target. And when I miss.

If you've missed previous issues, or want to review one you've already read, the archives below give you a quick way to get to the info you are looking for.

For simple, easy-to-understand, time- and money-saving information about indie tax and financial basics -- business deductions, income, estimated taxes, recordkeeping, and more -- please visit my website .

I wish you success in your indie venture,

June Walker

june@junewalkeronline.com

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Previously in Ways through the Maze

#43 Tax Time Tax HelpTax Help
Gives the indie several ways to reduce tax-time hassle; includes free downloads.
#42 I Am A Business / I Have An Indie Power Mindset
If you, as a a self-employed, are to succeed there must be a moment of illumination, a vision of yourself, as a business. It's an Indie Power Mindset: a way of thinking that is essential for an independent professional.
#41 Kickstarter
August 2012: Indies, need money for a project?
Is Kickstarter a funding source for you?
#40: Living A Double Life
April-May 2012: What to do if you are both an employee and self-employed.
#39 Should you file an extension?
April 2012: Five Reasons To File An Extension
It is smart tax planning to file an extension. However, there is one reason not to extend.
# 38 More Indies, Still Neglected
February 2012: How to compensate when accurate, simple, helpful tax advice is hard to find.
#37 Five Easy Steps
January 2012: About the 2012 Edition of Five Easy Steps
Do you need Self-employed Tax Solutions. Or Five Easy Steps? Both? Neither?
# 36 Back On Track
December 2011: The December 31 Rule: To which year do 12/31 financial transactions belong?
#35 Tax Deadline Extended To April 18
April 2011: The benefits of filing an extension.
#34 Concerns Of Your Fellow Indies
February 2011: 1099s; spa expenses; health insurance; research expenses
#33 Recordkeeping Self-help
January 2011: Recordkeeping How-to For The New Year
#32 Tax Saving Possibilities Before Year-end
December 2010: The Small Business Jobs Act helps indies.
#31 Thanksgiving Is Not A Business Deduction
November 2010: More About Meals & Entertainment Business Expenses
#30 Job Search
Which job-search expenses can you deduct?
#29 Everybody's Talking Taxes
But does anybody know he's talking about?
#28 The Indie Experience: Giving and Reliable Sources
Indies, please heed my warning. During these frenzied times anybody can say anything to millions of people and just by the thing having been said, it becomes fact.
#27 Be a Business Savvy Indie
With an indie-business mindset you're aware of how your personal life and your business life intertwine. Knowing that can save you time and taxes.
#26 Is it a personal vacation or business travel?
A well-planned trip may allow for business travel expense deductions.
#25 Tell Me What You Need
The most tax advantageous way to define your business.
#24 Last Minute Sound Advice: April 2010
Things you really need to know.
#23 Be Smart: File An Extension
Why taking more time to prepare and file your tax return is a good thing.
#22 No Money for Taxes
The importance of filing your tax return even though you can't pay your taxes.
#21 Tax-time Extra
Be aware of the hazards of tax preparation software.
and
More about reimbursements.
#20 February 2010: Tax Time Help
An overview and explanation of most of the forms you receive at tax time.
The Confident Indie: Five Easy Steps
The first of my petite publication series.
Includes Worksheets for your 2009 Tax Return
and
Recordkeeping How-to for 2010.
#19 January 2010: So Many Questions
How to Keep Records for Business Use of Your Car.
And --
What To Do About Income from Google AdWords
#18 My Gift To You
Learn about some not-so-typical business expenses.
#17 Happy Thanksgiving
All about meals and entertainment expenses.
#16 Happy Halloween
All about deducting the cost of clothes for business.
#15 September 2009: Giving It Away
Is there a tax benefit to donating your time, services, or products?
#14 One Checking account
Sole proprietorships are not required to have a business checking account.
#13 Mid-year Self-employment
During this economic storm many of us are finding it necessary to be resourceful in structuring our work situations. This month's slice of indie life is from someone who switched from employee to self-employed mid-year.
#12 LLC? Incorporate?
What is an LLC?
Should you remain a sole proprietorship?
#11 Recordkeeping: Receipts and Relationships .
Items that Samnmy Segar CPA, left out of the recordkeeping how-to session.
#10 April 2009: Last Minute Sound Advice
Links to time and money-saving info as well as advice that will help lower your stress quotient.
#9 Tax Deadline. Relax. File an extension.
The Benefits of Filing After April 15.
Tax Program Alert!
Indies: Caution, steer clear of tax prep programs such as Turbo Tax.
#8 Three Ways to Expand Business Deductions
Right Thinking Brings More Write-offs
#7 Self-employment as Tax Shelter
"Only Suckers Pay Taxes"
#6 Tax Tactics for a Low Income Year
Suggestions on advantageous tax treatment when income drops.
Self-employed Tax Solutions
June's book of Quick, Simple, Money-saving, Audit-proof Tax and Recordkeeping Basics for the Independent Professional. Reduce Price Now.
#5 Help in a Changing Economy
Looks at two indie situations: Someone newly self-employed while keeping his old job; How to move from a hobby to a business
1929: America Before the Crash
June highly recommends this exciting and informative book. Is it pertinent to now?
#4 Recordkeeping
Must an indie keep records of expenses? Only if you want to deduct them. And, dd you know that for most indies no business checking account is required.
#3 Office-in-the-Home Rules
Office-in-the-Home is an honest and useful business expense. Any indie who uses a part of his or her home for business should take a deduction for the costs of running the home office -- if it qualifies.
#2 What should an indie charge?
In this issue I bring you a question that strikes deep into the heart of every indie on a subject more often mulled over in the mind than said aloud: How does an indie figure out what to charge?
#1 Inaugural Issue July 2008: Employee & Self-employed / Deducting Meals
Employee & Self-employed
Deducting Meals
Can you be both an employee and an indie and stll deduct your Dunkin Donuts?
Dear Indie: Welcome to Ways Through the Maze
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Please Note

The purpose of Ways Through the Maze is to provide the self-employed with accurate and authoritative information about the business side of their indie ventures.

All the information and opinion presented is for general information only and should not be acted upon without consulting your tax professional.

Be sure to get enough information before you make a decision.

June Walker

4 Montana Court
Santa Fe, NM 87508

877.666.5144