Comments on: We Get Letters… http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:06:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-20060 Men with Pens Web Content Writers and Freelance Writing Services Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:15:19 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-20060 [...] Over at FreelanceWritingGigs.com (which seems to be the site for Freelance Writing Jobs), a reader asked about PayPal, taxes and working for overseas businesses. [...] [...] Over at FreelanceWritingGigs.com (which seems to be the site for Freelance Writing Jobs), a reader asked about PayPal, taxes and working for overseas businesses. [...]

]]> By: Susan http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5336 Susan Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:34:10 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5336 Woohoo I made the letters! And for a nice one I meant! Phill - love your comments, they always make me laugh... Woohoo I made the letters! And for a nice one I meant!

Phill – love your comments, they always make me laugh…

]]> By: James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5324 James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:59:08 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5324 Ann G: You're right. Report everything. However, you should be reporting your gross income and declaring PayPal fees as expenses. You'll be taxed on the remaining portion. By cutting out those PayPal fees, you're not quite reporting correctly. Kathleen: Men tend to think in terms of supporting families. "How much does that pay" usually means something like, "How much do I have to worry about my family's survival this week?" Men also tend not to provide positive reinforcement or encouragement for one simple reason: they already know you do a good job. They don't feel the need to state that. Armywife: Everyone has lived through unique experiences. Everyone has something to say. Ann G: You’re right. Report everything. However, you should be reporting your gross income and declaring PayPal fees as expenses. You’ll be taxed on the remaining portion. By cutting out those PayPal fees, you’re not quite reporting correctly.

Kathleen: Men tend to think in terms of supporting families. “How much does that pay” usually means something like, “How much do I have to worry about my family’s survival this week?” Men also tend not to provide positive reinforcement or encouragement for one simple reason: they already know you do a good job. They don’t feel the need to state that.

Armywife: Everyone has lived through unique experiences. Everyone has something to say.

]]> By: Web Content Writer Tips from JCM Enterprises » Blog Archive » Accounting 101 for Freelancing Online http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5323 Web Content Writer Tips from JCM Enterprises » Blog Archive » Accounting 101 for Freelancing Online Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:54:05 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5323 [...] Over at FreelanceWritingGigs.com (which seems to be the site for Freelance Writing Jobs), a reader asked about PayPal, taxes and working for overseas businesses. [...] [...] Over at FreelanceWritingGigs.com (which seems to be the site for Freelance Writing Jobs), a reader asked about PayPal, taxes and working for overseas businesses. [...]

]]> By: (army)wife http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5308 (army)wife Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5308 I completely agree with Rei. I'm in my 20s and sometimes I feel like I don't have enough experience to write an informative blog. Most of my favorite blogs are written by people who are older than me. I completely agree with Rei. I’m in my 20s and sometimes I feel like I don’t have enough experience to write an informative blog. Most of my favorite blogs are written by people who are older than me.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5304 Kathleen Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:21:58 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5304 Re: family reading your work; my mom used to read stuff that I published but she can't keep up now. :) My husband, on the other hand, has never read anything. All he cares about is the money. In a way I don't care. If I wasn't good I wouldn't get paid for what I do. But in a way I think it would be nice if occasionally he would say "nice job" instead of "how much money did you get?" Re: family reading your work; my mom used to read stuff that I published but she can’t keep up now. :) My husband, on the other hand, has never read anything. All he cares about is the money.

In a way I don’t care. If I wasn’t good I wouldn’t get paid for what I do. But in a way I think it would be nice if occasionally he would say “nice job” instead of “how much money did you get?”

]]> By: Ann G. http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5302 Ann G. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:55:14 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5302 Per the tax question: My accountant told me to report all income regardless if the client is reporting it or not. I have a client from Spain who pays me via Paypal and she says she doesn't declare what she pays me on her government taxes, but what my accountant says is that Paypal has to report all of their income on fees, so even if she doesn't list it the gov't may still track my income through the forms that Paypal sends. So I declare everything and at the end of each month, I print out my earnings via Paypal and then deduct the fees they take from me and declare the balance. Per the tax question:

My accountant told me to report all income regardless if the client is reporting it or not. I have a client from Spain who pays me via Paypal and she says she doesn’t declare what she pays me on her government taxes, but what my accountant says is that Paypal has to report all of their income on fees, so even if she doesn’t list it the gov’t may still track my income through the forms that Paypal sends. So I declare everything and at the end of each month, I print out my earnings via Paypal and then deduct the fees they take from me and declare the balance.

]]> By: James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5299 James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:24:50 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5299 Regarding being Canadian and earning income via PayPal from clients in other countries: You must report all income that you earn - regardless of where it comes from. If you aren't, you're working under the table, which not only hurts you (because you can't get a loan or mortgage without proving you make money) but all freelance writers (because you can charge lower rates and drive down the market price for writing for everyone). There are great advantages to having clean books - trust me. If you earn above $30,000 a year, you must register for GST and PST with the federal and provincial governments. You must collect 6% GST from all *Canadian* clients. Anyone outside Canada is zero-rated for paying taxes on writing and thus, you don't need to collect those taxes from them. Be careful, you need an address to prove where they're from, so start slipping in a quick, "Hey, what city are you from?" 1099s are irrelevant to Canadian writers. Regarding being Canadian and earning income via PayPal from clients in other countries:

You must report all income that you earn – regardless of where it comes from. If you aren’t, you’re working under the table, which not only hurts you (because you can’t get a loan or mortgage without proving you make money) but all freelance writers (because you can charge lower rates and drive down the market price for writing for everyone). There are great advantages to having clean books – trust me.

If you earn above $30,000 a year, you must register for GST and PST with the federal and provincial governments. You must collect 6% GST from all *Canadian* clients. Anyone outside Canada is zero-rated for paying taxes on writing and thus, you don’t need to collect those taxes from them.

Be careful, you need an address to prove where they’re from, so start slipping in a quick, “Hey, what city are you from?”

1099s are irrelevant to Canadian writers.

]]> By: allena http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5292 allena Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:04:34 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5292 I don't get it Meg, because you say "you" need to do the 1099, but the 1099 is an employer initiated form. I don’t get it Meg, because you say “you” need to do the 1099, but the 1099 is an employer initiated form.

]]> By: Meg http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-8/comment-page-1/#comment-5291 Meg Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:38:04 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-8/#comment-5291 I split my time between China and the US, and receive freelancing payments in both countries. If you receive over $600 in a year from a single employer, you need to do a 1099 form, no matter what country the employer is in. I split my time between China and the US, and receive freelancing payments in both countries. If you receive over $600 in a year from a single employer, you need to do a 1099 form, no matter what country the employer is in.

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