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  • 26-01-2012 5:38am
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    theflash800
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,
    Long time boardsie, first time poster on the Web Design forum. Apologies if this has been asked in the wrong place, but here goes...

    I'm in college and I do a bit of web design. I am interested in doing some web design work on the side, I've had one or two people ask me to build a site for them or their small business.

    I am not here to ask for work, but rather about working. Like I would love to do some web design work, for local people or small businesses, however how do I go about this?

    Again, I'm not asking how to actually obtain the work, but rather is there things that I have to consider beforehand?

    Like getting paid. In a sense the jobs are like "nixers", but do I have to pay tax on what I earn?

    It's hardly just as simple as building a site for someone and getting cash in hand and that's it. So anythings I should know?

    Like I know people that have done some web design jobs and got paid a few quid for it and that's that. But I'd love to go into this area when I graduate from college so I will need to know for the long term anyway.

    Any help would be great.


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    CamperMan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭CamperMan


    theflash800 wrote: »
    Hi Guys,


    Again, I'm not asking how to actually obtain the work, but rather is there things that I have to consider beforehand?

    Like getting paid. In a sense the jobs are like "nixers", but do I have to pay tax on what I earn?

    It's hardly just as simple as building a site for someone and getting cash in hand and that's it. So anythings I should know?

    .

    As a web designer myself, and registered with the CRO and Revenue.. I pay my taxes on what I earn from web design.....

    so should you!


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    p
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    Some helpful info here:
    http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33702

    I'd suggest paying taxes. It's not too much, plus you get a nice warm fuzzy feeling, and you can learn really useful skills about invoices/accounting/business that'll stand to you later in your career.

    If you register as a Sole Trader, it's easy to declare your freelance income and just file a return on ros.ie. The Revenue are very helpful when you want to pay tax :)


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