Usually I don’t directly promote my business on this blog, but I do promote taking care of your details so you can get to the good stuff in your day, so here is the letter I sent to my clients today:

Greetings friends & clients!

How’s business?  Have you gotten your tax information together yet for 2008?

If you paid any contract labor, helpers, or business coaches at least $600 in 2008, or lawyers any money at all, you have a deadline next Friday!  You need to send out 1099s to all people who worked for you so they have the tools to get their taxes together in a timely way.

The IRS lets you wait another month to send them their copy, but you may be fined if they find out that you missed the Jan 31^st deadline for notifying your helpers.  If you have already taken care of your 1099s, give yourself a pat on the back!  If not there is still time.

In fact, I have just installed a software package to make it simple and quick to print out official and professional 1099s and W-2s.  I needed to get this to serve another client, but I am happy to take an hour or so to help your business as well.  Call or email me to schedule a convenient time to get this detail taken care of.

The first three entrepreneurs to take me up on this offer get a 50% discount (one business per person for the discount, you know who you are) for the 1099 service.

I hope you are having a beautiful and prosperous day, doing work you love!