From 2026, clients only send a 1099-NEC once they pay you $2,000 or more, up from $600. What changed, what it means for your taxes, deadlines, and what to do if you hire freelancers.
Which receipts and records freelancers must keep, for how long (3, 6 or 7 years), whether digital copies count, the $75 rule and what to do if you lost a receipt.
Booth renters and self-employed stylists and barbers can deduct chair rent, tools, products, licenses and education, plus the new up-to-$25,000 tips deduction. Full 2026 checklist.
Freelance photographers can deduct cameras, lenses, editing software, studio rent, travel, props and second shooters. The full 2026 list, how to write off gear and an example.
Travel nurse taxes explained: the tax home rule that keeps stipends tax-free, what W-2 vs 1099 travel nurses can deduct in 2026, 2026 per diem rates and a checklist.
Real estate agents are self-employed for tax purposes. Here’s every deduction agents can claim in 2026: mileage, MLS and board dues, broker fees, marketing, staging, E&O and more.
The write-offs freelance designers and developers miss: computers, monitors, software, fonts, stock assets, hosting, courses and the home office. A full 2026 checklist with an example.
Freelancers can deduct 100% of health, dental and long-term care premiums. Who qualifies, the employer-plan trap, Form 7206, ACA credit rules for 2026 and a worked example.
Yes, freelancers can deduct the business share of their phone and internet. How to work out your business-use percentage, what to do with the phone itself, and the landline trap.
Standard mileage (72.5¢, then 76¢ from July 2026) or actual expenses? Compare both methods for self-employed drivers, with first-year rules, depreciation caps and a worked example.
