Income Tax & Self-Employment: Tips for Small Business Owners

Small business owners, make your 2025 tax filing season easy! Join tax and business attorneys for this in-person workshop and arm yourself with essential knowledge to help you prevent income tax issues. There will be Q&A time, so bring your questions for the attorneys!

 

Topics Covered:

• Schedule C: The Most Audited Schedule on 1040 (Personal Tax Return)
• Best Practices for Recordkeeping and Evidence-gathering to Prepare for an Audit
• Self-Employment Tax & Income Tax
• Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
• 1099s: What They Are, When to Issue Them, What to Do If You Receive Them
• Avoiding IRS Penalties & Interest
• IRS Collections Options: Payment Plans, Currently not Collectible status, Offer in Compromise
• gov & Mass. Tax Connect: Setting Up Accounts for Your Business

 

Who Should Attend:

• Small Business Owners (sole proprietors, partners, LLC-members, etc.)
• Entrepreneurs and Start-up Founders
• Gig-workers or anyone receiving 1099s
• Entrepreneurs and Start-up Founders
• Business Consultants and anyone interested in Business Management

This informative workshop is offered at no cost and is being sponsored in partnership with the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD).

Presenter

Velinda Peralta Bolduc, Esq.

Velinda Peralta Bolduc is a dedicated legal professional with a passion for community empowerment and economic equity. Since joining Northeast Legal Aid in September 2023, Velinda has served as a Staff Attorney in the NLA Community Development and Entrepreneurship unit and in the NLA Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. In her work with NLA, Velinda serves entrepreneurs and organizations without the means to hire private counsel, increasing access to transactional legal services in Northeastern Massachusetts.
Velinda holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and an MBA from Sawyer Business School. While at Suffolk Law, Velinda was a student attorney in Suffolk’s Transactional Legal Clinic. Under the supervision of a licensed attorney, Velinda represented local organizations and small businesses in transactional legal matters and developed her passion for community empowerment and economic equity.
Velinda is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Presenter

Jenny M. Eldred, Esq.

Jenny Eldred joined Northeast Legal Aid as a Staff Attorney in September 2023, where she provides free transactional legal assistance and compliance advising to local entrepreneurs through her role in the Community Development and Entrepreneurship unit. She is also works part-time in the NLA Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, where she and the LITC team help individuals with state and federal income tax issues and teach free taxpayer education workshops in the local community.
In her work, Jenny is passionate about increasing the accessibility of transactional legal services and compliance advice for local small businesses. She also enjoys teaching practical legal workshops to empower entrepreneurs with the tools they need to prevent avoidable, costly mistakes.
Jenny holds a J.D. from Boston University with a concentration in Risk Management & Compliance. While in law school, Jenny was active in both the BU Civil Litigation Clinic with Greater Boston Legal Services and the BU Compliance Policy Clinic. She also holds a B.S. in Economics.

Presenter

Mel Jiganti

Mel Jiganti is the founding Clinic Director for Northeast Legal Aid’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Prior to opening NLA LITC, Mel practiced Corporate Finance and Transactions at Capman and Cutler and Wiley Rien & Fielding before joining the in-house counsel teams at PPL and Brookfield Renewable Power. His experience as in-house counsel led him to business roles as both a Chief Development Officer and Chief Executive Officer, where he grew annual revenue from $20M in less than 2 years. Mel really enjoys solving business and legal issues and helping clients thrive. Mel received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Notre Dame and has lived in the Boston area for over 20 years.