Can I get a loan or mortgage in any way? We currently live in a building that we more or less own. Technically, we own an LLC, and the LLC owns the building (and that's all it does), so home equity is probably out. We would like to buy a new house about half the value of this one, preferably without selling. However, that would require a loan, and we have lousy credit. [more inside]
posted by lgyre on Sep 17, 2009 - 8 answers

This weekend I might (finally) give up my business and close it down ... been losing money all year, cash gone, prospects not looking good, etc etc. I'll lay off the 5 employees. And they will all be able to claim unemployment benefits on Tuesday (we're in NJ, USA). But what about me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 15, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm recently self-employed and I need some advice about tax deductions. I'm going to be getting a new, rather expensive computer but I also want to make sure I have enough money to pay my taxes. The computer will be used for business and home use - so where do I stand tax deduction-wise? [more inside]
posted by missmagenta on Jun 16, 2007 - 13 answers

What kind of software can I use to keep track of information on each client and/or project that I'm working on? [more inside]
posted by iguanapolitico on Apr 24, 2007 - 7 answers

TaxFilter: My wife and I have drastically different incomes. She made about $45K this year and I only made about $15K, mostly from freelance gigs, so no taxes were paid. Should we file jointly or married but filing separately? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 29, 2007 - 15 answers

My partner and I are thinking about buying our first home in Toronto and are looking into mortgage options, but it gets a little complicated as I'm self-employed. Looking for advice on self employed mortgages or good brokers in Toronto. [more inside]
posted by pasd on Jan 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Any advice from self-employed web designers on how to deal with near delinquent clients? (More inside) [more inside]
posted by phyrewerx on Jul 10, 2004 - 10 answers