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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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W-8BEN Form Guide for Non-US Freelancers Working with American Clients
Last updated: August 2026 — by the Jobbers.io Editorial Team. Reviewed against current IRS.gov guidance and the IRS instructions for Form W-8BEN (Rev. October 2021). If a US client has ever asked you to "fill out a W-8BEN before we can pay you," you've probably felt a small jolt of panic. You don't live in the US. You don't pay US taxes. So why ...
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The EU AI Act and Freelancers: Compliance Guide for AI-Assisted Work
By the Jobbers.io editorial team, which tracks freelance-platform policy and compliance topics for our global community of independent professionals. This guide was checked against the official texts published by the European Commission and the EU's Official Journal. Last updated: August, 2026. Quick answer: Since August 2, 2026, freelancers ...
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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send you a 1099-K for every $600 you make on Venmo, PayPal, or a freelance marketplace this year, you've been reading outdated news.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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UK Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (April 2026): Freelancer Guide
By the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Last updated August 2026 If you're a self-employed freelancer or landlord in the UK, you've probably heard the phrase "Making Tax Digital" thrown around for the better part of a decade — and then watched the start date get pushed back more than once. That's no longer the case. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax ...
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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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What Is an Employer of Record (EOR) vs a Freelance Platform?
Last updated: August, 2026 · By the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Reviewed against primary sources including the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quick Answer An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party company that becomes the legal employer of a worker on your behalf — running payroll, withholding ta ...
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Best AI Meeting Note-Takers for Client Calls
Editorial note & methodology: This guide is written and maintained by the Jobbers.io editorial team. We compared publicly listed pricing and features directly from each provider's official pricing page, cross-checked against independent reviews, and last verified this article in August 2026. We do not accept payment from any tool listed below ...
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The Freelance Parents Report 2026: Earnings, Hours & Childcare
Last updated: August, 2026 Before you use any number in this article: every figure below is sourced from a named, linked, third-party study or government source, with the publication date noted. Survey data on freelancing and childcare is self-reported, changes from year to year, and varies by methodology — so please verify any figure against t ...
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