NeilDH
Recycles dryer sheets
I did bookkeeping and taxes for a sole proprietor on the side for virtually all of my working years, and since FIREing, I've studied to get officially credentialed (AFSP) to prepare taxes. Now I'm ready to dabble this winter. "Dabble" being the operative word, because I'm fortunate enough not to need income (hopefully that lasts), so I can do this on my own terms. And my terms are, I don't want to commit to schedules, such as by working for H&R Block or an accountant, and I want to do the work as I please -- which is to say, as many hours as I wish on a given day (from zero to 10), and if DW and I want to pick up and go someplace sometime, we go.
I was ready to be an Intuit TurboTax Verified Pro, where I'd essentially become a franchisee of Intuit (yes, understanding they'd get a good cut), as a good way to get started, get the software and get some clients. But it turns out they won't offer that to Illinoisans (or to people in about 10 other states). So if I don't want to work for someone else, I'm starting my own business.
Anybody else doing this? I'm intimidated by the set-up required, including possibly establishing an LLC. The value of paying for the LLC and the software is also a question (gotta get the business to make it worth it). I have to keep reminding myself that I'm not in a hurry and I can do what I want.
Which is true about any side project I undertake. (I'm also building a website on bicycling.) I'm early in FIRE life, so I'm still trying to shake the workaholism. I like to do a little work, especially in the winter when the outdoors isn't always accommodating, but I really like not committing to anybody's schedule. A high-class problem, to be sure, but I find it still tricky to manage this.
I was ready to be an Intuit TurboTax Verified Pro, where I'd essentially become a franchisee of Intuit (yes, understanding they'd get a good cut), as a good way to get started, get the software and get some clients. But it turns out they won't offer that to Illinoisans (or to people in about 10 other states). So if I don't want to work for someone else, I'm starting my own business.
Anybody else doing this? I'm intimidated by the set-up required, including possibly establishing an LLC. The value of paying for the LLC and the software is also a question (gotta get the business to make it worth it). I have to keep reminding myself that I'm not in a hurry and I can do what I want.
Which is true about any side project I undertake. (I'm also building a website on bicycling.) I'm early in FIRE life, so I'm still trying to shake the workaholism. I like to do a little work, especially in the winter when the outdoors isn't always accommodating, but I really like not committing to anybody's schedule. A high-class problem, to be sure, but I find it still tricky to manage this.