The Problem of Working From Home: Issue 2

Accounting.

So other than the issue of not being paid (yet) for the work I do at home, there is the accounting issue. I have decided that 2008 is the year my writing career becomes a ‘business’. That means I need to do taxes for my business. That means I have to figure out all those receipts I kept and what sort of expenses they were. The income part of the equation is really easy. Zero. (That’s also why I am not hiring an accountant.) 

I don’t mind plugging away at numbers or tinkering with tax software. It should be an interesting experience and I will diligently ignore that fear that I will somehow mess up and end up owing the federal government more money than I have.

Good times. Anybody have any tips or software advice?