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The tax setup I wish someone had handed me on day one
Self-producing means you're running a business whether you registered one or not. Nobody withholds taxes for you, no HR sends you a W-2, and the platforms 1099 you for amounts that have already had their cut taken. Here's the setup I researched and picked when I started — sole-prop vs. LLC, EIN, quarterly estimates, deductions, and the records to keep — with the giant disclaimer that I'm not an accountant and you shouldn't copy any of it without talking to one.
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