The next WordCount Last Wednesday is today, Wednesday, March 20, at 10 a.m. Pacific time/1 p.m. Eastern time. Join me for a lively discussion on tax tips for freelancers. Log onto Twitter and use #wclw to join the conversation. (The chat’s a week early this month because of spring break conflicts I have next week.)
For the chat, we’ll start by introducing ourselves, answers some pre-set questions, and save room at the end for other questions, tips or advice you want to share.
Questions for March 20 #wclw chat on taxes
Here are the questions:
- What freelance-related business expenses do you take?
- What business expenses are you not sure about?
- What do you use to track freelance income and expense for tax purposes?
- If you prepare your own return, what software do you use?
- If you get help from a pro, who do you use?
- If you use tax prep season to analyze your freelance business, what do you learn?
How to join the #wclw writer chat
To join the #wclw writer chat, log onto Twitter account and use the hashtag #wclw to follow tweets from participants.
You might find it easier using an application such as TweetGrid, TweetChat or HootSuite. Of those three, my favorite is TweetChat, which you can log into using your Twitter account.
You might want to alert followers that you’ll be tweeting more than usual during the chat, and suggest they use Muuter.com to temporarily mute your tweets if they don’t want to tune into the conversation.
If you can’t join us, look for a complete transcript of the chat on Wednesday afternoon.
Got an idea for a #wclw chat? Would you like to participate as a guest speaker? Send your idea or bio to me at wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.
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