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Self-Employed/Small Business Help

Success is more than just dollars, it's sense. We offer classes and tool kits to help you get the business sense to succeed.

  • Filing your taxes. If you received a  Form 1099MISC, you may be self-employed. We offer free tax help year-round to eligible self-employed persons. View our hours of operation and find out what to bring.
  • Community Resources. There are many organizations in the Austin area offering assistance to the self-employed and small business owners. View additional community resources Additional Community Resources.pdf.
  •  Learn to start, maintain and grow your business. Increase your success rate by attending FREE CLASSES offered by BIGAUSTIN, a local nonprofit that helps small businesses thrive and grow.  
  • For our 2011 tax center locations and hours, please call 2-1-1.

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To learn more about common business mistakes, please take a moment to watch the video below.

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Helpful Documents

Here are some record keeping documents and resources.

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What to bring when getting your taxes done for self-employed persons        

In addition to the documents listed for everyone to bring, if you are self-employed, please bring the following:

  • If you were paid in cash, a calendar with amounts received, or some other listing of amount of income
  • If you drive from one site to another as part of your work, a calendar with odometer readings or a list of miles you drove for work
  • If you purchase items to perform your work and use these items only for work, you may deduct these expenses. List these items in the following categories along with their cost:

Advertising                                    Insurance
Office supplies                               Materials
Equipment                                      Contract labor
Tools                                                 Utilities
Protective clothing                     Supplies

Income and Expense Tracking 2010 (English)  (Spanish)

       ◊     You may use the Income-Expense Sheet to summarize your business income and expenses.

       ◊     This sheet will help both you and your tax preparer.      

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Classes

Do you know that your neighbor who kept good business records received three times greater refund last year at tax time? And do you know that you increase your chance of success by 95 percent if you attend classes on how to run a business? BIGAUSTIN provides FREE classes year-round on a variety of topics designed to help self-employed and small business owners. Click here for upcoming class schedules.

 

Advanced Tax Preparation

DID YOU....
RECEIVE A FORM 1099-MISC?  
WORK FOR YOURSELF?

For more information from the IRS on being self-employed follow the link below:
Self-Employed Individual's Tax Center

 

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