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IN THIS ISSUE: Week of March 6, 2000

-- FREE AGENT GUIDE: Do You Need an Accountant to Do Your Taxes?
-- TAX SEASON COUNTDOWN: Five Tips to Help Put a Smiley Face on Your
   Return
-- HEARD ON THE BOARD: Repatriated Hubbie Wants to Consult from Home
-- MONSTER TALENT MARKET:  Leonardo da Business Seeks Big 6 Gig

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FREE AGENT GUIDE: Do You Need an Accountant to Do Your Taxes?

Software packages can give free agents all the tools they need to
prepare their own tax returns, insist the makers of products like H&R
Block's TaxCut and Intuit's TurboTax. On the contrary, there's no
digital substitute for the advice and guidance of a flesh-and-blood
accountant, say the experts whose livelihood depends on the
complexities of U.S. tax code. In your own situation, who should you
listen to? Read on.
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle/

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TAX SEASON COUNTDOWN:  Five Tips to Help Put a Smiley Face on Your
Return

Tip #1: Last year you bought that zillion-megahertz PC and genuine
Naugahide executive chair for your small business. Do you have to
spread out the tax deduction according to a multi-year depreciation
schedule? Probably not, thanks to a tax provision known as Section
179. For tax year 1999, taxpayers who own businesses can -- and
probably should -- deduct up to $19,000 in capital expenses
immediately.

To decide whether a Section 179 deduction makes sense for you, visit
this page on the IRS Web site:
http://www.irs.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs/p9460204.htm and ask your
professional tax advisor.

Tune in next week for Tip #2.

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HEARD ON THE BOARD: Repatriated Hubby Wants to Consult from Home

Monster member Andrea recently asked: "My husband and I recently
moved back to the U.S. from Europe. My husband is working at home as
a consultant for the company he worked for in Europe. We have no idea
how to set him up here in his own consulting business, with regard to
taxes, business licenses, getting new contracts, etc. Are there any
networking groups for self-employed people, where folks share advice
and experiences?"

The Work-from-Home coach answers: "There are few things to consider
when you set up as an independent contractor in the U.S..."

Read the rest here:
http://forums.monster.com/viewmessage.asp?messageid=823932

Post your own question on one of these Monster Talent Market message
boards:

Ask the Free Agent Advisor
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=800

Ask the Work-from-Home Coach
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=801

Or chat live with the Free Agent Advisor Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST or
with the Work-from-Home Coach Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST. For either
chat, log in to http://my.monster.com/mchat.asp and join us in the
#Events room.

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET:

Here are three of the thousands of profiles on the Monster Talent
Market this week:

** LEONARDO DA BUSINESS **
The talent: "MBA Renaissance Man"
The target project: "Consulting work with a Big 6 company or other
Fortune 500 firm in IT management or non-programming position."
The desired rate: $40 per hour

** FINGER ON THE TICKER **
The talent: "Equity Analyst"
The target project: "Financial analysis, including stock-market
analysis and company valuations."
The desired rate: $80 per hour

** HOLLYWOOD 01010**
The talent: "Convergence Producer"
The target project: "Interactive/new media producer; digital video
producer; director of marketing and distribution."
The desired rate: $65 per hour

Check out the Talent Market and build your own profile or project:
http://talentmarket.monster.com

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