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Choosing a business structureSole proprietor, LLC or corporation: what changes for tax and paperwork.Article · PlaybookContractor or employee?How the difference changes the forms you get and the tax you handle yourself.Article · PlaybookHealth coverage when you work for yourselfYour options without an employer plan, and the deduction that can lower your tax.Article · PlaybookHealth insurance, in plain wordsHow people in the US get coverage, what it costs, and when you can sign up.Article · Get CoveredHow the premium tax credit worksThe subsidy that lowers a marketplace plan’s monthly cost, and how it is settled on your tax return.Article · Get CoveredMedicaid or a marketplace plan?Who each one is for, what it costs, and how one application checks both.Article · Get CoveredOpen enrollment and special enrollmentWhen you can join a marketplace plan, and the life events that let you join outside those dates.Article · Get CoveredPaying contractors: the forms you sendCollect a W-9 before you pay; send a 1099-NEC after the year ends if you need to.Article · TaxPricing a service jobTime, crew, fuel, wear and overhead, then profit: a simple way to set a price.Article · PlaybookSigning a PDF onlineHow e-signatures work, what makes them hold up, and when to use ink.Article · SignStarting a landscaping businessWhat you need, how to price a job, and how many jobs a week cover your costs.Article · ModelTaxes when you work for yourselfIncome tax, self-employment tax, and paying during the year.Article · PlaybookWhat is a 1099?The forms that report money paid to you that was not wages, and what to do with them.Article · TaxYou got a 1099. Now what?Check it, report the income, and see whether you owe estimated tax.Article · TaxUpdated 25 days ago from every appReviewed by the Atlas teamGeneral information, not advice for your situation