The Tax Man Cometh, I’m getting Prepared

I got a call earlier this evening from a tax preparation business. It’s one of the large regional chains and the shop is over in Sikeston.

I had mentioned to one of the employees there that I might be interested in doing work for them during the upcoming tax season, and they dropped my number on the boss.

So, on Monday evening I’m going to be starting tax school to learn how to help people do their taxes.

I know this isn’t like “really” freelancing, but in a way it is, because I’ll be temporary but not through a temporary agency, so I’m calling it freelance work.

I’m also going to be putting my bid in on a minimum of 10 writing and 5 design freelance assignments on oDesk this evening. I’m ramping up my efforts to land some paying freelance work. I’ll post more about that is a couple of hours.

I has occurred to me that a blog on the adventures of a guy in tax school might be mildly interesting, and with some of the keywords involved, potentially lucrative as well. So I’m thinking about setting up a blog to journal the whole experience and earning a double income from the process.

So what do you think? Would you read a blog about the adventures of a neophyte tax guy? How about if I passed on some tricks and tips for stiffing the tax man?

PS. See, I really can write a short post!

Tags: freelance assignments, odesk, sikeston, tax preparation business, temporary agency