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Never argue with the stats; Taxes for freelancers is my niche. Here’s the first step in lowering your taxes as a digital nomad 0.01
Tax information for freelancers, digital nomads, and ex-pats.
I didn’t want taxes as my niche, even though I have been a registered tax professional since 1999. I wanted to write about my slow travel. However, the stats did not support my wants.
No problem. I can still talk about my travels and explain the tax write-offs for freelancers.
First off.
If you are a U.S. digital nomad and freelancer, you first want to create a blog, regardless of what you do as a freelancer.
Many of you do not need a blog for your work; however, you should establish yourself as a lightweight travel vlogger to substantiate certain tax write-offs, including your travel.
Your travel costs for traveling from country to country or city to city may not qualify as a tax write-off unless you are a travel vlogger who reports travel “stuff” on your blog and/or YouTube channel.
The second important factor is:
Do not get overly excited when you realize that your YouTube channel or your travel blog is positioned to earn more than your freelance gigs.
