professionals today who have

professionals today who have 20+ years of work experience are starting virtual assistant services. With only 2 or 3 clients to keep them busy, a virtual assistant can often earn a higher income working from home versus working for an employer.
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There were no payroll taxes to worry about. In some states, the services provided by virtual assistants were recorded under "office expenses" for tax purposes. Other states required the business owner to issue a 1099 at the end of the year if the virtual assistant was paid more than $600.00. But regardless of the accounting method used, a virtual assistant was much easier to keep expense records for compared to onsite employees. In fact, several business owners had stopped using their third-party payroll service when they switched over to employing virtual assistants exclusively.