Comments on: The Freelance Statistics Report http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Comment Movie http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/comment-page-1/#comment-147633 Comment Movie Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:15:42 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/the-freelance-statistics-report/#comment-147633 The book looks really nice. I`m gona buy it, after my next transaction. In fact I`m a freelance article writer and the statistic sounds great for "us". The book looks really nice. I`m gona buy it, after my next transaction. In fact I`m a freelance article writer and the statistic sounds great for “us”.

]]> By: Ann G. http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16962 Ann G. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:27:19 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/the-freelance-statistics-report/#comment-16962 Thanks Phil. My friend is an accountant and said that if anything the company is late filing the 1099s and would be in trouble. She read the email and said given their semi-threatening tone, she recommended I have their emails blocked and let them deal with it. Thanks Phil.

My friend is an accountant and said that if anything the company is late filing the 1099s and would be in trouble. She read the email and said given their semi-threatening tone, she recommended I have their emails blocked and let them deal with it.

]]> By: Judy Martens http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16952 Judy Martens Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:17:22 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/the-freelance-statistics-report/#comment-16952 I'm just getting started so I'm envious of your problems. Any tips on making this work would be appreciated. I’m just getting started so I’m envious of your problems.

Any tips on making this work would be appreciated.

]]> By: Phil http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16937 Phil Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:50:28 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/the-freelance-statistics-report/#comment-16937 Ann G., My business is incorporated, so ideally the 1099s match up with revenue -- never happens. Even some large publishers don't send 1099s. I don't even have one from a accounting publication. Of 15 major clients last year, I had one 1099 (Jan. 31 is deadline for mailing them). A CPA advised me that they never match up with revenues. So I follow the advice IRS gave you, even though it wasn't the agency who mentioned it to me. Ann G.,

My business is incorporated, so ideally the 1099s match up with revenue — never happens.

Even some large publishers don’t send 1099s. I don’t even have one from a accounting publication. Of 15 major clients last year, I had one 1099 (Jan. 31 is deadline for mailing them). A CPA advised me that they never match up with revenues. So I follow the advice IRS gave you, even though it wasn’t the agency who mentioned it to me.

]]> By: Ann G. http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/02/the-freelance-statistics-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16935 Ann G. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:36:27 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/the-freelance-statistics-report/#comment-16935 When I worked as president to the owner of U.S. Mailing, I never feared losing my job. In the past year, I've turned away one job because the owner wanted to cut pay by 70% claiming she couldn't afford to keep up payments. The larger job I lost was totally unexpected, so I do believe that job security is a concern. Side note but---I have a question to ask of anyone else who may have been in this situation. Last Friday, I had all tax forms instead of one 1099 that I needed to file. Still didn't have the form from this company and they did not respond to emails from myself or any other writer. So I called IRS and they told me to tally up invoices and claim the amount I'd been paid for the full year. I did this. I just now got an email from the company saying they never sent out 1099s because they needed people's W9s. I happen to have the email stating that they'd received my W9s when I started working for them back in March 2007 and that the first project was attached. So now they are telling me I am required to give them my SS so that they can send the 1099 and that they want this information emailed to them ASAP. I've already filed my taxes at this point followin the advice of the IRS, so sending the 1099 now to me is pointless. I've sent them the email stating they had my W9 in hand as proof that they already have that information. Additionally, since they've sold and are now owned by a new company, I'm not sure I want the new company having my SS number. Has anyone dealt with this before? When I worked as president to the owner of U.S. Mailing, I never feared losing my job. In the past year, I’ve turned away one job because the owner wanted to cut pay by 70% claiming she couldn’t afford to keep up payments. The larger job I lost was totally unexpected, so I do believe that job security is a concern.

Side note but—I have a question to ask of anyone else who may have been in this situation. Last Friday, I had all tax forms instead of one 1099 that I needed to file. Still didn’t have the form from this company and they did not respond to emails from myself or any other writer. So I called IRS and they told me to tally up invoices and claim the amount I’d been paid for the full year. I did this. I just now got an email from the company saying they never sent out 1099s because they needed people’s W9s. I happen to have the email stating that they’d received my W9s when I started working for them back in March 2007 and that the first project was attached.

So now they are telling me I am required to give them my SS so that they can send the 1099 and that they want this information emailed to them ASAP. I’ve already filed my taxes at this point followin the advice of the IRS, so sending the 1099 now to me is pointless. I’ve sent them the email stating they had my W9 in hand as proof that they already have that information. Additionally, since they’ve sold and are now owned by a new company, I’m not sure I want the new company having my SS number.

Has anyone dealt with this before?

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