After slaving away for someone else for years, or after not being able to find any decent work, many Americans are opting to take the freelance route. It’s a lucrative way to live because you get to set your own hours and make as much money as you want. But before you take the leap and decide to go full time as a freelancer, there is something very important you want to have in place and that’s accounting. Because you’re responsible for your own taxes, basic accounting will save you a heap of trouble.

You need either….

1 – An accountant

2 – Accounting software

3- Accounting training