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I became an independent contractor 3 month ago. I understand that I need to make quarterly payments. The first one is due June 15. I do not know where I go & make the payment. Is there a place I go to & write a check to pay it? or Do I send in a check to IRS? What kind of forms do I get? First time as an independent contractor so the tax system is very confusing for me.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Okay. I'll be getting my pay check next month as a independent contractor which means I have to pay taxes myself - no tax withheld from my paycheck. I heard about paying taxes quarterly but WHERE do I go to pay my tax? or HOW?

I just started teaching as an independent contractor & I do not have many student right now so I get only $200-300 a month right now. Someone told me that if make less then certain amount, I don't need to pay tax like Avon reps(I don't know how Avon reps do with their tax but someone told me so I just want to find out). I have no idea when or where to go & pay tax if I have to. I get my first pay check next month so when do I pay tax? & where? or do I not pay until I make certain amount?

I filed our tax yesterday & got an e-mail from Trubo Tax that Federal return has been rejected. The problem was wrong birthday for the tax payer & wrong SSN for our daughter. Yes, I did make mistake on our daughter's SSN so I fixed it but there's no way that my husband's birthday is wrong!!! It is the correct birthday. Turbo Tax agent suggested me to call SS office to fix the problem but I just do not understand why SS office has different birthday???

We used H & R block until last year. Is this Turbo Tax problem? I feel so bad because I don't know what to tell my hubby. Because I wanted to save money by using Turbo Tax & now there is a problem. He insisted using H&R block for convinience.... I was the one wanting to save money by using Turbo Tax....

What can we do? Why SS office do this to us?

My baby's 20 month old today. We are planning a trip to Korea in April & I'm really afraid that the trip will mess up her daily schedule. I work part time adjusted to her nap time so when she wakes up around 1 pm, I feed her & bring her to sitter's house. I pick her up for her next nap around 5:30. I know she can get really really crazy cranky when she's tired or hungry. I had a sitter quit before because my baby was not an easy one to deal with when she's not happy.

How did you deal with baby's jet leg? was it bad? How long did it take for the baby to get back to her normal routine? Do you think my baby will drop her nap & change her routine after the trip?

I just found out that we can deduct lawyer fee - work related. We had to spend about $2000 on renewal for H1B visa(for work) & our lawyer was preparing our green card papers(another $5000-6000).

Green card is for us to stay in US to continue working. Can it be deducted??

I'm doing Turbo Tax for the first time. We have $1000 child credit & while I was doing it, I was seeing that our refund would be $1885 which means we get $1000 for a child & $885 as refund(maybe from our mortgage? or property tax?) There was a Making work pay credit section & I realized that we could get another $800. After checking yes, it says, we are getting our $800 so I thought our return would be $2685 but it's $1885 whether we qualify for Making work pay credit or not. What did I do wrong? Just getting $1885(child credit $1000 & Making work pay credit $800) means $ 85 back from all other deduction. We only get $85 for the salary, mortgage payment & property tax? It doesn't make sense... Should I just do our tax at H&R Block?

Hi, I'm using Turbo Tax this year for the first time. I'm stuck here. I put 2009 Federal Tax return amount & it goes like, 'Let's See if Your Refunds are Taxable - Did you file a Schedule A, with your 2008 federal return? I have no idea what this is. I know there's an instruction about SCHEDULE A but still I don't get it. (something about itemized deduction??). Do I say Yes, I filed Schedule A or NO?

We have mortgage & pay property tax. so Yes???

Thanks a bunch for helping me out. I really want to use Turbo Tax this year but I don't want to make a mistake.

We used to do our tax at H&R block. We paid over $300 last year due to our baby's birth? This year I don't think we would have too much return but we still want to get as much as we can. Is doing Turbo Tax saves money by getting same amount of return? I'm not good at Tax so I'm afraid doing Turbo tax would reduce our tax return. If so then, I would just go for H & R block. What do you guys think? How;s your experience with Turbo Tax compare to H & R block for Tax dummies?

My baby is 19 month old & I haven't gotten my period back so my OB put me on provera for 10 days. She told me to call her if my period doesn't start after finishing the pill. I did call her & she told me to wait 2 weeks & if no bleeding then I have a problem. Then she'll put me on somethig else. It's been a week(after finishing the pill) & no bleeding yet. I'm wondering what this Provera does to my body - headache, bloating, mood swing, weight gain, all of these are my symptoms. Is there a certain period I should be trying for a baby after finishing the provera? We want a baby & I do not want to miss the chance. Somehow, my libido's low after taking Provera. How do I figure out my cycle?

My 19 month old baby girl used to nap twice a day.

She wakes up 8am(9am)

Nap 1 12-1pm

Nap 2 5-6(5:30-6:30)

Sleeps 10pm

Her nap 1 is still the same but sometimes she sleeps longer in the morning until 9 & still her Nap 1 is at 12. The change is her Nap2. She has hard time sleeping around 5 so I wait until 5:30 & rock her because she's very cranky & sleepy so I know she needs to nap. It takes so long to get her to fall asleep. Sometimes she falls asleep around 6:30(yes, 1 hour rocking). Then, she wouldn't wake up. I try to wake her up around 7:30 or 8pm & she can't wake up. Believe me, my baby is a light sleeper so she would wake up when our car stops while she's sleeping in our car. I think she might just want to sleep through the night but if she sleeps from 6pm when would she wake up? 3 am? 4 am? We are not early people & she's never been that way so it seems just so extreme. Any moms had same thing happened to your little one?

By the way, my baby girl never slept through. She sleeps at 10 pm, wakes up around midnight when we are about to go to sleep, again at 3-4am & 7-8am.

Please do not comment if you want to leave mean comments. Thanks!

My baby's 18 month old & I still don't get my period. I still breastfeed my little one but so much less than before(only for her to sleep). I know I know~ My doctor told me it is normal not to get period back for this long but we really want another baby now...

For the last several weeks, I had symptoms like as if I was having a period - mood swing, break outs, stomach & leg cramp, cravings... And my sex drive was so low but it's back now. I'm thinking if I ovulate now? even though my period is not back.

Were any of you ladies in same situation like me & able to conceive?

I have 17 month old baby & I haven't gotten my period back yet. The reason could be that I'm still breastfeeding my baby for her sleep. I'm a long distance runner so my doctor thinks it could delay my period.

Since last week around Thanksgiving day, I was feeling very moody, low energy, lots lots of acne(even worse right now), craving chocolates & wines but no appetite. I feel like I'm having a period. Maybe my period is coming back...? or Am I ovulating? without period? or am I pregnant?

Anyone had same experience?

I'll be teachig at an theater where they have music, art, dance etc classes taught by independent

contractor teachers. I need to drive there & teach kids music. I've never been a independent contractor before so I need some advice on getting tax deduction. I do not make much money so gas cost, babysitter fee, liability insurance(required) and all other tax scare me a little. If I make $800-1000, it seems like I would be making half

of it. Anything that I can benefit from tax deduction?

My husband works full time & I stay home with my 15 month old baby. I'm a teacher & I found a part time job as an independent contractor at an art academy. I did some math & I would be making about $1000 a month but I need to pay for the baby sitter & the gasoline. so I may end up with $750 - $800 pure income?

I have no idea how tax works. $1000 a month sounds good but if I'm paying lots of tax then I don't think it's worth it to take my baby to the sitter & work. I'm afraid that filing tax for me will make a difference on my husband's tax return - ending up paying more tax from his salary? because I'm not a stay home mom anymore. I read independent contractor tax info page which I really don't understand much - all the payments such as self employment tax & income tax sounds scary.

Do you think it's worth it? How much tax do you think I'll be paying? How much income do I get monthly after the tax & what about my husband's tax? I don't want to mess up his tax return. I love teaching so I'd like to do it but I don't want to be away from my daughter if I'm not making enough money after the tax & fees.

Please help me understand the tax issue for independent contractor.

Thank you!!

My baby used to nap twice a day for 1 & half to 2 hours : 11am-1pm & 4-6pm. She is 14 month old & last few weeks, we went on a vacation & many visitors came by to see the baby so many messed up schedule. I remember her skipping nap due to traveling but just a few. All the guests are gone & school just started so my part time job(teaching in the afternoon). She suddenly did not want to sleep at 11 but 12 or later & she barely naps for 10-30 minutes. I rock her & when I put her down, she wakes up within 10 minutes or less. (sometimes right away). Same thing for the evening nap. She doesn't sleep until 5 or later & barely naps...

I know how bad it gets with her sleeping when she's teething or has an ear infection which made her sleepless at night but she seems to sleep ok at night(she never sleeps through but she wakes up every 2-4 hours not 10 minutes - she's not a good sleeper but not this bad...).

She's very active - walking & digging around the house all day. I'm sure she's tired but she would not sleep.

Does this mean something to you? Dropping nap? if so when do you think her 1 nap should happen? I teach 2-5pm so she should be up at that hour. I'm still confused if she's teething or dropping her nap but it's too sudden to nap so little. Any idea ladies?

I have a new computer & I tried backing up my iPhone data into the computer so I connected my iPhone to the computer. There was a message to choose, to merge or replace. I think I clicked on merge & then went away for a while. When I got back, sync completed &all of my datas were in my iPhone. I disconnected the phone but I just decided to play with itune so I connected my iPhone to the computer again & it was syncing again. Then I realized that all the data in my contacts, iCal & notes are all gone!

Is there any waynican recover that data? It seems just too silly to

lose my data like this.... I have no contact numnbers anymore because my previous computer crashed!

Please help!

Oh, I use Mac

I know.... I'm still breastfeeding. My almost 14 month old loves to be nursed all the time & I do not want to force her to stop. And she's been having hard time by her teething which made me nurse her even more. Anyways, my hubby & I think it's time for another baby but no news yet. My period didn't come back yet but it doesn't mean that I wouldn't become pregnant. Any tips moms??

I found lots of expired coupon code for grand sierra at Reno such as cheaper 2nd night deal, $25 food credit or free breakfast. Any coupon code would be appreciated! Thanks!

My baby just turned 1. I still nurse her but I'm trying really hard to nurse less & let her eat more table food. I gave her solid(pureed) from her age of 6 month. She didn't love it but she ate little. Now, she puts everything in her mouth by her finger(she really wants to eat by her finger!) but the problem is that she spits out everything & throw it around the house - walking around. Believe me, she screams if I let her sit in her high chair. Trying to make her eat even a bit is a pain for me & I try all day trying to get her to eat. She would eat some in the evening but not in the morning or afternoon. Food seems like a toy for her - puts in her mouth & spit it out. I still try pureed food, table food, rice cereal, milk & everything you can think of. Not a success... She loved banana for a while which was perfect because it made her full but now, not even the banana... Is it a phase? Did any of your baby had this problem? does it go away by itself? How do I get my baby to eat food so I can bring her to a baby sitter's house?