Minding Her Own Business: The Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Taxes and Recordkeeping [Paperback]

Book Description

Written in plain English, Minding Her Own Business provides the crucial tools you need to understand your business’ finances and prepare yourself for April 15th. It gives the self-employed woman exactly what she needs to understand her taxes and establish a good recordkeeping system. Use it to maximize your deductions and make yourself more audit-proof.

Money Makers
Saving money is making money-learn how to maximize deductions, spot financial sinkholes and get credit where credit is due.

Records Check
Make sure you are keeping the right records
the right way-every time.

Alerts
Stay out of trouble by establishing a foolproof system that will prevent future headaches and minimize the risk of audit.

Filing Tips
See exactly what you need to keep the bank, the IRS and any workers satisfied and on your side.

Expert Advice
Let a licensed tax professional teach you the secrets she has already shared with tens of thousands of others.

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Editorial Reviews

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An excellent tool..to help decipher the complex and confused tax system. -- Home Business Magazine

Clearly written and superbly easy to use. One of the best on the essentials of keeping books and paying taxes. -- Atlanta Business Chronicle

For new entrepreneurs of any gender, it lays out the gritty details in clear language. -- Wall Street Journal.com

If you have your own business, or are thinking about starting one, you need this book. -- Terry Savage, Columnist Chicago Sun Times

Minding Her Own Business is a lifesaver for anyone who doesn't cite accounting as one of her strong points. -- Entrepreneur Magazine (June 2005)

One of the best general record keeping and tax advice publications to come along. -- HOW - The Bottomline Design Magazine

The fun of this nuts-and-bolts guide lies in Zobel's ability to comfort as well as educate. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Woman business owners shouldn't be without this book. It's like having a tax professional by your side at all times. -- Anna Marks, Publisher Bay Area BusinessWoman

Zobel has the ability to explain financial issues in a clear and understandable manner. -- Chicago Sun Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

This easy-to-read tax guide provides complete information for both women and men who are opening their own business, handling their finances, and either preparing their own taxes or handing the job to a professional. This book guides the reader through the jumble of confusing tax laws by explaining basic concepts and providing lots of understandable examples. You'll learn how to keep a simple set of records, what expenses you can deduct, how to reduce your chances of being audited, how to make estimated tax payments and lots more! This 4th edition of Minding Her Own Business has been totally updated to reflect the latest 2004 tax law changes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Easthill Pr; 2nd edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965477894
• ISBN-13: 978-0965477895
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TaxMama Says Buy This, June 25, 2001

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TaxMama "Your TaxMama" (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minding Her Own Business: The Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Taxes and Recordkeeping (Paperback)

After working with small businesses and taxes for over 20 years, I've come to the conclusion that the fastest way throw money away is to start a business - without knowing how to do your books.

About half of my tax practice involves working with new clients who have gotten into trouble with IRS because: 1) Once they started a business, they didn't know how to figure out their tax returns. 2) They got into trouble with payroll taxes - by not filing them, or not paying them, or thinking they didn't have employees 3) Their business did well, but when it came time to pay the taxes on their successful business, there was no money.

Well, I don't want to see more people in trouble. So, ever since I discovered Jan's book, I have been telling my readers and clients to buy it.

They LOVE the book (and not just the women, either). Jan puts information in terms YOU will understand.

And with all of her years of experience, she knows just what kind of problems real people run up against. So there are lots of practical tools and tips to help you succeed, not just to keep your taxes in line.

And let me tell you, the price of Jan's book is much less than a three-hour consultation with me! (or any tax pro)

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make Sure You're Getting the Most Current Tax Information, March 1, 2005

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Jan Zobel "tax preparer" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minding Her Own Business, 4E (Paperback)

Hi. I'm the author of Minding Her Own Business, writing to let you know that you can get current tax information in the form of my free year-end tax newsletter. Just Google me (Jan Zobel) and go to my website. I'll also be glad to let you know when there's an updated edition of Minding Her Own Business available, Thanks for your interest and Many Happy Returns!!

March 2, 2011

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really glad I found this before April 15, March 16, 2002

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Newton Cantrell (Buffalo, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minding Her Own Business: The Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Taxes and Recordkeeping (Paperback)

A friend recommended this book to me because I just started my own computer consulting business last year and I also was paid as an independent contractor. At first I wasn't going to get it because the title made it seem like it was directed to women. But I looked through my friend's copy and realized I wanted my own. The examples used in the book are all women's names but otherwise there's nothing that's just for women. It's really clearly written and has a lot of information about deductions and estimated tax payments -- the two areas I was the most unsure of. Also, the tax forms that need to be filed are shown and, although I'm using Turbo Tax to do my return, I was able to compare those forms to what came out of Turbo Tax so that I know (or at least am pretty sure!)that I've done everything right. I think this book will really save me hundreds of dollars in accounting and tax prep fees.