Freelancing one big gig for ~$50K. How should I handle this at tax time? Hello, some background information- I am living in New York City and currently working as a server making roughly 50K a year. I also do occasional freelance film and photography work on the side, but it has never been substantial enough to mention on my taxes. A new opportunity to do a single photography gig has opened up for me, one where I cou…

First year Freelancing tax help! Hey all— let me give you some context: I live in NYC. I was laid off from my fulltime job in the middle of 2023. I spent the next like 3-4 months looking for work, but couldn’t find anything fulltime because the job market had been terrible. I found a 3 month gig, that went by really quick and then the beginning of 2024 (january) I started worki…

Advice for when you start freelancing Hi guys, Trying my hand at doing some freelance ecom work, because guess what, housing isn’t cheap. I am an ex agency worker and know how crap and scummy agencies can be. So question(s) I have for people on here is: does anyone have any advice on starting out, I.e. should you initially start at a really low hourly rate and work from there, or d…

Freelancing for a Sports Social Media Team Hey all! I’m currently a full-time sports journalist who is looking to also do some freelance sports social media work for a local amateur and/or semi pro sports team for free. I have some experience running sports team social media accounts for my college (I graduated in 2022) and I also took a lot of social media/marketing classes in college….

Freelancing Hi everyone, I have an interior design and architecture background and have a formal education with a diploma. For the last 3 years I’ve been specializing in kitchen and bath design, its been great experience and I was able to get a foot in the door within the design industry. After 3 years I’ve been thinking of making a change and freelancing. …