I was contracting off and on for years before I found Hnry.
My life as a contractor was great - I loved being my own boss and having the flexibility to enjoy my life outside of work.
But the taxes.
Why did I have to do my own taxes?
I found it horribly frustrating that I had to spend all this time working on my taxes - which had nothing at all to do with my work.
In my previous job - as a corporate employee - I didn’t have to know about taxes. So why, now that I was out on my own, did I need to be a tax expert as well?
The list of things I didn’t know about taxes (and had to learn) was massive.
I didn’t know:
- What I could claim as an expense
- How much provisional tax to set aside
- When to make provisional tax payments
- If I needed to be registered as a business
- About GST, ACC levies, professional insurance - the list goes on…
I muddled through it on my own for years, which cost me precious time and money.
When tax time came I was annoyed at all the work I had to do; then afterward I was anxious that I’d got something wrong! I was always worried that the tax man would come knocking.
Then came Hnry.
I discovered Hnry in 2018, and it immediately changed my life.
After spending a few minutes signing up, I was given a Hnry Account. I didn’t know it at the time, but…
I was done thinking about taxes.
All I had to do was have all my business income paid into my Hnry account, and…
That’s it.
All my tax filings and payments got taken care of automatically - by Hnry. I could finally sit back and smile, knowing that it was all sorted.
The Real Game Changer
Expenses.
The single biggest game-changer for me was how easy it was to claim my business expenses through Hnry.
All I had to do was snap a photo of my receipt, upload it to Hnry, and enter a little bit of information about the expense. Hnry took care of the rest.
The best part was I could bin the receipt immediately because Hnry holds on to receipts for the required 7 years! This meant I could claim as much tax relief as possible without the pain of managing a million tiny pieces of paper.
Finally, Hnry have some great resources to help you learn which expenses you can claim and which you can’t.
Join Hnry
If you’re a contractor, a freelancer, or a sole trader, you owe it to yourself to join Hnry.
Hnry will take all the hassle out of contracting so you can focus on your work.
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