Rediscovering Nolo

I’m my persistent quest for independent consulting, I have read several books by Nolo. In case you’ve never heard of them, Nolo publishes a wide array of titles for those of us who want to understand legal and accounting mumbo-jumbo. They neither get cutesy like the For Dummies series (those are great in their own way) nor do they sound like law dictionaries.

I think it’s safe to assume that most of you dread the thought of trying to comprehend the myriad of tax regulations and legalities. I’m the same way.

Of course, no book can substitute a professional lawyer or bean counter. But if you want to run your own business (even a freelancer runs a solo business), you have to understand some basics. When you sit down with a CPA to do personal or business taxes, you absolutely need to understand what’s going on. This is where I find Nolo books invaluable!

Recently I read Form Your Own Limited Liability Company, Working for Yourself, and Tax Savvy for Small Business (hence slow blogging). No small books, but well worth the time! My biz IQ is definitely higher now.

Note: I have had a bad experience with Nolo’s software WillMaker, so I don’t know how good their software products are.