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How to Start Freelancing (With No Experience)

Freelance Magic

You’re tired of working for someone else, and you want to start freelancing — maybe as a side hustle on the weekends or because you want to wave goodbye to your day job. You’re in luck: 62% of companies already hire freelancers, while 66% plan to hire more freelancers in the next few years. The good news? Read the guide).

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The Ultimate Guide to Freelance Health Insurance

Freelance Union

Learn everything you need to know about getting freelance health coverage for 2024. If you identify as a gig worker, freelancer, fractional worker, independent contractor, solopreneur, entrepreneur, creative worker, or just consider yourself self-employed, the task of securing health coverage often falls solely on your shoulders.

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The 411 on the Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction

Freelance Union

File your freelance taxes with confidence using TaxAct’s easy-to-use tax software. Freelancers Union members get 25% off the cost of federal and state tax filing:  [link] If you're a freelancer, you likely pay for your own health insurance. Can I take the self-employed health insurance deduction?

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Freelancers liability insurance: What you need to know

Freelance Union

Being a freelancer is a lot like being a cowboy in the wild west.  You Do I need Freelance insurance? Among the types of freelance businesses that should have freelance liability insurance are web designers, graphic designers, programmers and photographers.

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Did You Receive a Subsidy from a Health Insurance Exchange? Here’s How to Report It on Your Freelance Taxes

Freelance Union

Here are some key points related to health care information forms and the reporting you do on your 2023 freelance tax return: Make sure you keep track and report the amounts on all Health Care Information Forms you may have received. If you received a subsidy, you must file  Form 8962 to account for the subsidy. 

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Let’s Talk Health Insurance for Freelance Writers

Freelance Writing Jobs

Insurance is one of the more complicated aspects of freelancing. But, especially for those who travel as they work (#workanywhere), health insurance is a must-have. So, let’s talk health insurance for freelancers. I had just left my full-time corporate job to go freelance full-time.

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Income Tax (ITR) for Freelancers in India – 2023 Guide

Write Freelance

Tax season can be extremely stressful for anyone, especially for freelancers in India. But did you know as a full-time freelancer you only need to pay taxes over 50% of your income? There are a lot of nuances to income tax for freelancers in India. What is ‘freelancing’ as per income tax rules? What is freelancing income?

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