Making a certain amount of cash from pursuing a passion or by having your own side gig means you owe taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service, but you won’t receive a W-2 form as you would ...

As the holidays draw near, what do you think about, sugarplums, hot toddies, Eggnog? A visit to the tree lot, gifts, visits from relatives? Nope, you start fretting about those little IRS Forms 1099.

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