Guest: NAIWE’s Executive Director April Michelle Davis This is a specialized course designed for those who are in the editing industry (or who want to become freelance editors). This class will provide detailed discussions about the field, editing skills, and the business and IT requirements necessary to succeed. Strengthen your skills, and learn how to run your editing business like a professional.

Guest: NAIWE's Executive Director April Michelle Davis From thoughts of starting a business all the way to hanging your sign “open for business!” As you prepare to become a professional freelancer, there are many things to consider such as the type of business and the protection it will offer to business tax preparations and correctly estimating quarterly payments to accurate record keeping and project status.

Guest: NAIWE’s Tax Expert Carol Topp This is from 2011, but learning the terminology, and the questions to have in mind remain the same. Here’s what you can expect to learn in this class: Explore self-employment tax ideas Uncover possible business expenses Learn about s corps and if it is right for you

Running a business effectively takes time and know-how, and Carol knows how to streamline efforts to retain your earnings for your business! In this webinar, Carol shares how to prepare for taxes and keep good records. She discusses recordkeeping for mileage, home-office deductions, and equipment expenses. She shares her awareness to details such as suggesting types of documents to save while providing peace of mind.

Guest: NAIWE’s Tax Expert Kajli Prince For those of you who are putting funds in traditional or Roth IRAs to fund your retirement, the ages 50, 59 1/2, and 72 have implications for your taxes. There are limitations when it comes to IRAs whether it is a traditional or a Roth. The limitations have to do with income, whether or not you participate in your employer’s retirement account, your filing status, and your age.

Guest: NAIWE’s Tax Expert Kajli Prince It’s tax time! Learn about relevant credits and deductions that apply to independent writers and freelance editors, with a focus on the new deduction. The Qualified Business Income Deduction is a new provision from the most recent changes in the tax law (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that allows small business owners to deduct up to 20% of their qualified business expenses.

Guest: NAIWE’s Tax Expert Kajli Prince 2020 was a year full of dramatic stimulus efforts intended to relieve huge financial stresses felt by most Americans. It seems that everyone is hopeful for 2021, but huge questions still loom large as to what happens next, especially with a new administration. Kajli Prince will share the 21 questions he is asked most frequently about what to expect in 2021.

Guest: NAIWE’s Tax Expert Kajli Prince Since COVID, Kajli Prince has found that his clients are more confused than ever about what to expect at tax time. In this webinar, Prince will share some of the questions of the past two years. He discusses issues like (advanced) child tax credit payments, stimulus payments, as well as how to avoid paying a tax penalty on coronavirus-related retirement distributions.