Full-time & Freelance in CA

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  • nuggler0

    I've got both freelance and full time work in CA. The extra tax I have to pay makes it a headache. On the other hand you can write off more expenses if you do it right, like a home office etc - in some cases (not mine). Having a business license might be required by your county. I used to have one when I did more freelance, but I can't be bothered to keep it paid, and I let my business name expire... and I closed my business bank account... nobody cares. It's good to have all those for writing off business expenses however.

    Maybe there's some advantage to having a separate tax ID, but it's not required, you can just use your personal SS# as your tax id.

    • True, true but getting the TAX ID makes it easier. And you can still write expenses off.FredMcWoozy

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