Tax requirements and planning for the self-employed

A number of websites offer information on tax requirements and planning for the self-employed. Here are a few:

- Internal Revenue Service: Links to self-employed tax topics and resources. www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html.

- Kiplinger.com: Contains host of information about 2010 tax deductions for self-employed. http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/%20taxtips/archive/tax-breaks-for-the-self-employed-and-moonlighters.html.

- National Association for the Self-Employed: Has tax news, forms and assistance. www.nase.org/KnowledgeCenter/Tax ResourceCenter.aspx

- Social Security Administration: Lays out income-tax rules for Social Security and Medicare, deductions and reporting earnings. www.ssa.gov/pubs/10022.html.