If you are considering becoming a freelance writer, good for you!  But you want to be sure you have the essential equipment you will need to go solo before you tell your current boss where he can go and what he do while going there.  Even if you are going to concentrate on writing web content and not printed publications, you still need your own brand spanking new laser copier printer.  You can’t get away from them. Just give in and get one.

Why A Laser Copier Printer Is Essential To Freelance Writers

A printer is not enough in today's freelance writing cesspool – err, environment.  The big reason you need a copier is for contract purposes.  You need to print out these things – and then mail them to your client. 

And then, when tax time rolls around, you discover that you accidentally deleted the contract from your computer.  All you have (if you're lucky) is the original hard copy.  Now – you can go running around town to get that copied, or just whip it out on your home laser copier printer.  It saves you a lot of time, hassle and money (in the long run) to make the copies yourself.

Say Hello To Your New Friend, The Tax Write Off

The chances are very good that you will not make any kind of a profit in your first year or two of freelancing.  This happens to the best of us.  But, you don’t have to go to the poor house (wherever that is).  Your new laser copier printer can help you big time – by writing it off as a tax deduction.  Keep those receipts.  They will save you a fortune.

Not only can you write off the one-time purchase of your laser copier printer (also sold as multifunction laser printers) but you can keep writing off for all of the ink cartridges, paper and labels you use throughout the rest of that laser copier printer's lifespan.  It's just the gift to yourself that keeps on giving!

If you ever get audited, you will have to prove that you are a freelance writer.  The best way to do this is print out and save all of the rejection slips and acceptance letters you get about your assignments, contest entries, et cetera.  You never know when you need to make copies of this stuff.  And you usually find out about one in morning that you need this stuff in the next six hours.

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