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Intuit Blog
Company blog · blog.intuit.com/blogbusinesseconomicscareer
Intuit Blog is the company blog at blog.intuit.com, writing about business, economics and career. Since 2010, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters cite Intuit Blog posts as references on small business and employment economics: a rule of thumb for what an employee costs, and the ROI of being an entrepreneur versus an employee.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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What Hacker News says?
If you're legitimately self-employed (see second paragraph), you should be able to deduct all your business expenses - home office, hardware, software, phone, travel, advertising, legal fees, etc. - on your Schedule C. You can also set up a self-employment retirement plan (SEPP IRA) and contribute to it.[1] You'll need good records in case the IRS questions your expenses, and you'll need to keep your work life separ…
Comment linking /employees/1099-contractor-vs-w-2-employee-a-decision-guide
on “The ROI on being an entrepreneur vs. an employee”Submitted What Obama’s “Startup America” Means for Your Small Business as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI've always heard this rule of thumb used for employees in general, not just for government workers. For example: http://blog.intuit.com/employees/how-much-does-an-employee-r...
Comment linking /employees/how-much-does-an-employee-really-cost/
on “Facebook offers to pay Menlo Park $600k to hire a cop”Submitted What Small Businesses Are Having the Best 2011? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Starting Lineup as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted What Are the Biggest Small Business Tax Mistakes? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Weighing the Options: To Franchise or Self-Start as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Where Are Small Businesses Making a Comeback? as a story · 1 points
HN discussion
