Copyright issues, problems understanding how your taxes work, had questions about getting registered as a writing business or company, had to go through the headache of finding an affordable lawyer just to review a contract before you’re locked into it? I'm sure there's plenty more "Legal Issues or Questions" you may have or come up with, but I just wanted to name a few.
Copyright issues. This is two-fold: you should know how to protect your own intellectual property rights, and you should be intimately familiar with knowing how to avoid infringing on other people’s copyrights. Copyright.gov is helpful on both fronts.
Taxes. Any self-employed income that exceeds a profit of $400 is taxable. In the U.S. you are required to pay taxes on an estimated and quarterly basis. Since taxes are not automatically taken out of your pay by an employer, you have to figure it out on your own. Understanding profit and loss is really important. I suggest visiting irs.gov and learning more about tax law as an individual business owner. Hiring an accountant is a good idea, but you really should learn as much as you can on your own, since not everyone is honest.
Business/company registration. If you want to have a writing company, and hire official employees, you will need to register a name either with your local county office, state, or nationally. As a freelance writer, you will most likely just be in business for yourself, and therefore coming up with a company name is unnecessary. Use your own name as a company name, and you will avoid trademark issues. Even though you are an individual, you are still considered sole proprietor of your own business, for tax reasons. You must register your business on the state and federal level.
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