Has anyone started/considered starting an individual/small business income tax preparation side gig? What were the challenges juggling w/ a Full Time job and getting clients?

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Thank you for the insight!

In my experience (not in taxes), getting clients is the most time consuming part of the process. Once you have a good client base, you can kind of go on autopilot and get your work done. But that startup time can be intense.

Thank you for the insight!

I have been curious about this as well. I have a side hustle but I could make way more doing taxes. Just didn't know if it would be worth it or too stressful.

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