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Freelance Income and Mortgage Applications: Country-by-Country Guide
Written by the jobbers.io Editorial Team. Last updated: August, 2026. More than 72.9 million people in the United States alone now earn some or all of their living independently, according to MBO Partners' 15th annual State of Independence report. The freelance workforce keeps growing across Europe, Canada, Australia, and beyond. But ask any ...
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Global Freelance Law Tracker 2026 (updated hub page)
Reviewed by Jobbers editorial team · Last updated August, 2026 Verify before you rely on this. Freelance, gig-work, and independent-contractor law changes constantly, and it varies by state, province, and country in ways a general guide can't fully capture. The dates, thresholds, and figures below were checked against primary sources at the ...
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California AB5 in 2026: Current Status for Freelancers
Last updated: August, 2026. Reviewed by the Jobbers.io editorial team against primary sources, including the California Department of Industrial Relations, the Franchise Tax Board, and official legislative records. If you've done any freelancing in or with California over the past few years, you've probably heard someone mention "AB5" the way ...
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US 1099-K Threshold 2026: What Freelancers Must Report
By the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Last updated: August, 2026 · Fact-checked against IRS Fact Sheet 2025-08 and IRS news release IR-2025-107 If you've heard that the IRS is about to send you a 1099-K for every $600 you make on Venmo, PayPal, or a freelance marketplace this year, you've been reading outdated news. That rule almost happened. It d ...
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DAC7 Explained: What Freelance Platforms Report to EU Tax Authorities
By the Jobbers.io Content Team · Last updated August, 2026 · Reviewed against the European Commission's DAC7 guidance and the EU's June 2026 tax simplification proposal General information, not tax or legal advice — see the verification note near the end of this article. If a freelance platform has recently asked you for your tax ide ...
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EU Platform Work Directive 2026: What It Means for Freelancers & ...
By the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Published/updated August, 2026 · ~9 min read A note before you read this: this article explains Directive (EU) 2024/2831 in plain language for freelancers and platform operators. It's general information, not legal advice, and it isn't a substitute for reading the official directive text or talking to a q ...
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Best Portfolio Platforms for Creatives Compared
Most creatives don't lose clients because their work isn't good enough. They lose them because the work is sitting in a Dropbox folder, a dead Wix trial, or a Behance profile nobody's updated since 2023. We rebuilt this comparison from scratch in August 2026 after spending a few weeks creating test profiles, reading current pricing pages, and ...
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