A friend of mine recently jumped into the freelance world, and was asking me a host of questions such as whether it is possible to abstain from giving your social security number on a W9 tax form. (Short answer: it is possible, you just have to do a lot of paperwork!) Or can you get a secure electronic payment without handing over your bank routing information? (Short answer: yes, there are services that help protect the financial privacy of both you and the client).
But here’s the quick and dirty – if you are just getting started.
Leokadia Rucinski 