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Comment on Accounting for freelancers: I can be my own accountant! by Fiona White

Fiona White — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:22:30 +0000

Thanks for your comment Ralph. I think that that’s a great idea i.e. your accountant being able to log in and access the same figures you are seeing, it makes things much simpler. Free Agent Central offers an accountant login to their customers also.

Comment on Accounting for freelancers: I can be my own accountant! by Ralph Smith

Ralph Smith — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:28:02 +0000

Good Article Fiona, We are accountants based in Galway and we sell a comparable product called Xero. Which is a full accounts package online. The beauty of Xero being there is no sending Data to your accountant. Your accountant can access the data live.

Ralph
Do My Books

Comment on 9 Must Read Books for Web Design Freelancers by John Sheahan

John Sheahan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:05:14 +0000

Nice one Michael. I have the two Sitepoint books and read the Rockstar one too. Great resources.

Comment on bloggertone.com by Niall Devitt

Niall Devitt — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:13:22 +0000

Hi Shane, thanks so much for the feature! I’m glad you liked Bloggertone.
Big announcement coming on Monday the 8th that will be worth checking out Thanks again, Niall

Comment on Accounting for freelancers: I can be my own accountant! by Anthony Casey

Anthony Casey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:18:54 +0000

Good article Fiona, we are about to launch a new accounting product on the market for Freelancers and consultants. This is a managed acccounting and tax service whereby you provide the timesheet, we invoice on your behalf, arrange all salary/money transfers in the most tax efficient manner. All compliance issues are also looked after; VAT, PAYE, CRO etc. Have a look http://www.i-finance.ie – intelligent financial solutions.

Comment on Accounting for freelancers: I can be my own accountant! by Fiona White

Fiona White — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:35:40 +0000

Hi Janine, Thanks for your comment! The extra info is very helpful.
Fiona

Comment on Accounting for freelancers: I can be my own accountant! by Janine

Janine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:27:04 +0000

Thanks for the roundup Fiona. I find Freshbooks invaluable for tracking my time on projects. It’s great being able to just click a button to see how long I spent on various tasks – very handy for working out estimates for new projects as well as accurate invoicing. I actually just use a free a/c for time tracking though, and still use Quickbooks for my accounts (similar to Big Red Books) as I’m old skool and like to have full accounts in the traditional ledger, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet format. You don’t need any accounting knowledge to use it though – it’s just money in and money out. I use a free version – Quickbooks simple start – it seems to be limited to 20 clients these days but is still available if anyone’s interested: http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jsp (note that it isn’t localised for Irish tax settings etc, so investing in software tailored for the Irish market is advised if you need this).

Just one point for freelancers to be aware of regardless of what accounting method they use. Sole traders are supposed to keep 6 years of financial records on file. So, if you’re using an online only solution, it’s best to save exports to your computer, and with any computerised option it’s best to print a hard copy of vital records to fulfill this obligation.

Comment on Taking the plunge: starting out as a freelancer by What Are Freelancer Websites | Online Freelance Work

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Comment on Freelance Job Sites by Frank Corr

Frank Corr — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:01:37 +0000

Please include our site address for accessing a database of experienced (min 5 years) freelance IT consultants profiling their skills from over 20 countries.
please also include http://www.itconsultants.ie for assignments where a suitable consultant(s) has not yet been identified from our database.

Well done for highlighting this topic of resources to help in matching available skills to suitable work.

Comment on Freelance Job Sites by Ruairi Gough

Ruairi Gough — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:27:48 +0000

Would you include my new business recruitment website http://www.salesagentnetwork.ie Ireland’s only website dedicated to businesses looking for independent sales people on the island of Ireland. Most of the positions are commission based roles and locations are nationwide. There are 20+ businesses looking for people right now.