Top Mistakes Freelancers Make When Filing Their Taxes

If you don’t work a typical 9-to-5 job, there are common errors to avoid to escape an IRS audit. 

    

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You can escape a traditional 9-to-5 job, but you can’t escape taxes.

That’s what a new batch of freelance workers and side hustlers are learning now that tax season is underway. While it’s never fun or easy to tally up your bill to Uncle Sam, those who are self-employed face a particularly complicated process because there’s no company payroll department to compile income figures or withhold taxes.