Front Cover -- Praise for Minding Her Own Business -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: Why a Tax Book for Women? -- Chapter 2: Determining What Is a Business -- Chapter 3: Choosing Your Business Structure -- Chapter 4: Necessary Licenses and Permits -- Chapter 5: Bank Accounts and Credit Cards -- Chapter 6: Balancing Your Checkbook -- Section 2: Keeping Records -- Chapter 7: The Records the IRS Expects You to Have -- Chapter 8: Keeping Track of Business Expenses -- Chapter 9: Keeping Track of the Money Coming into Your Business -- Chapter 10: Ledger Books and Recordkeeping Systems -- Chapter 11: Doing Your Recordkeeping on a Computer -- Chapter 12: Financial Statements -- Chapter 13: Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold -- Chapter 14: Taking a Draw -- Section 3: Working with Employees and Independent Contractors -- Chapter 15: Employees vs. Independent Contractors -- Chapter 16: Differences Between Employees and Self-Employed People -- Chapter 17: Employee Payroll and Withholding -- Chapter 18: 1099 Forms -- Chapter 19: Hiring Family Members -- Section 4: Identifying Deductible Expenses -- Chapter 20: Making Expenses Deductible -- Chapter 21: Business Start-Up Expenses -- Chapter 22: Depreciation -- Chapter 23: Deducting Your Home Office -- Chapter 24: Telephone and Other Utility Expenses -- Chapter 25: Using Your Car in Your Business -- Chapter 26: Meals and Entertainment -- Chapter 27: Deductible Travel -- Chapter 28: Insurance Deductions -- Chapter 29: Education Expenses -- Chapter 30: Other Deductible Business Expenses -- Chapter 31: Child Care Expenses -- Chapter 32: Retirement Plans -- Section 5: Filing Tax Forms -- Chapter 33: Tax Forms Used by Self-Employed People -- Chapter 34: State Taxes -- Section 6: Making Estimated Tax Payments.

Chapter 35: Making Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments -- Chapter 36: Calculating the Amount to Send Quarterly -- Section 7: Getting Help -- Chapter 37: Paying Your Taxes -- Chapter 38: Getting Help with Recordkeeping and Tax Returns -- Chapter 39: Audits -- Chapter 40: Holding on to Records -- Chapter 41: The End (Which is Really the Beginning) -- Glossary -- Appendix A: How to Reconcile a Bank Statement -- Appendix B: How to Calculate Estimated Tax Payments: A Step-by-Step Example -- Appendix C: Resources for Small Business Owners -- Appendix D: State-by-State Taxation Department Information -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.