It was ironic that 3 local account­ing firms called me today to pitch their ser­vices, just as I was wrestling with the 1099 forms to file regard­ing pay­ments to inde­pen­dent con­trac­tors. At this time of year, there are mil­lions of small busi­nesses fac­ing sim­i­lar time losses due to tax fil­ings. [Read more…]