5 Trends Associated with the Future of Work

5 Trends Associated with the Future of Work

#1. The growth and the appeal of the gig economy represent a shift in how we define work. Traditionally we defined part-time work opportunities as part-time jobs that required agreement to a specific timeframe and place, even how the work would be accomplished. The...
Artificial Intelligence – Asset or Threat?

Artificial Intelligence – Asset or Threat?

The statistics of artificial intelligence and automation eliminating millions of jobs appear frightening to some. For example, some retail businesses plan to eliminate cashiers altogether, and delivery services are experimenting with driverless vehicles. People are...
March Madness: Getting Ready to File Tax Returns

March Madness: Getting Ready to File Tax Returns

This is that period of reflection when we look at our earnings and expenses over the past year and then file our tax returns to comply with Internal Revenue Service Rules & Regulations. Filing a tax return also provides us with a glimpse of our own reality. Did we...
Success Starts with Good Bookkeeping

Success Starts with Good Bookkeeping

The advantage of being a Independent Contractor, Freelancer, Gig Worker, Micro Entrepreneur, Agent, Affiliate, 1099 Worker, Small Business Owner, is the flexibility and freedom gained with respect to how and when you work and how much you are able to earn. In most of...
A Great Time to Start Something!

A Great Time to Start Something!

As we greet the beginning of the second month of the year, February, there is no better time to settle in on those New Years resolutions, goals, and objectives that we set. January is, perhaps, the most exciting month of the New Year when it comes to pushing the reset...
New Rule Good or Bad for Independent Contractors?

New Rule Good or Bad for Independent Contractors?

I do not rely on media reaction in any format to news/announcements which appear to indicate a change in the way we work or live. We live in what we describe as a democracy and free economy. However, governments, local and national, will intervene from time to time to...