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Originally Posted by Sholly
One of my Dads friends keeps an attorney on a retainer.
She asked him about some of the questions I had about self employed and paying taxes.
I receive a small disability check from social security and he said I have to file on all 1099 income, even though I don't file under my SSD benefits. If I make to much they will cut off my benefits 
Not sure now if I should even keep up trying to be a webmaster. 
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Oh, one question was about out of country 1099 income and Canada does send them out to the U.S for taxable income. 
Susan |
I'm in a similar situation Susan, having to keep my income at a certain level in order to keep my benefits. If I weren't severely and legitimately disabled and actually NEED those benefits so badly, I would figure something out. But this isn't an option.
Iended up getting on to the "Medicaid for Employed Persons with Disabilities" waiver. Look into it and see if you're eligible. It's allowed me to earn more over the disability income cap with my webmaster income I earn. Ultimately I've been able to get off of disability and Social Security with this waiver. There's still a cap, but it's much higher and actually allows me as a permanently disabled spinal-cord injured person to have a chance at working like everyone else while still getting the health care I desperately need.
I'd love to hear from other webmasters in similar situations and hear how they navigate their way through taxes.