Registering as a freelancer
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- fyoucher10
yeh, I don't have a tax ID b/c I don't have employees. When I subcontract, I just send out 1099-Misc come tax time (end of January). I'm not a LLC because I don't need to be. I file as a sole-proprietor on my tax return. I'm still a business, I'm just not employed by someone other than myself. What I do have is a fictitious business name that's registered but you don't even need to do that.
My big mistake was marketing myself using my name (or nickname). Now my clients know me by it and I'll always look like a one man show unless I change it. If I were starting over again, I would have marketed myself as a studio/agency/etc so I could hire other folks or to let my clients know that I am more than just myself.
How'r things over there anyway?