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I write an article about this a few weeks ago. I went through this the first year I was in this biz because I had never been self employed before and didn't know shit about book keeping. You most likely will not get 1099s from everyone that you should. I got checks from around 25 different companies in 2005 and only got about 6 1099s that year. You need to get some kind of accounting system together. A basic spreadsheet or a ledger or something that allows you to keep track of every dollar you earn. Now with many sponsors paying via epassporte you won't even have check stubs to keep. If you keep track of every penny in a spreadsheet/ledger or program like quickbooks you will have a very easy time in filing your taxes.
you should also keep track of all you expenses and use an accountant so you don't make mistakes and end up either getting audited or owing a ton of money.
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