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What's the Difference Between a W9 and 1099 for Therapists?

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How to Create an Invoice for Your Therapy Practice

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The Glossary of Bookkeeping and Tax Terms for Therapists

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What Therapists Need to Know About Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting

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How Do I Pay Taxes as a Therapist if I Have Clients in Multiple States?

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Can Therapists Deduct Start-up Costs From Their Taxes?

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What Is Not a Tax Deduction for Therapists?

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The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Therapists

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How to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

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When to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

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How to Choose a Checking Account for Your Therapy Practice

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The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Nonprofit Therapy Practices

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The Complete Guide to Loans for Therapists

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What Therapists Need to Know About Liability

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What to Do After Losing or Leaving Your Job: A Complete Guide for Therapists

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How Long Does It Take to Fill Your Therapy Practice?

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How to Name Your Therapy Practice

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How Anim Aweh Saved Money on Her Taxes By Switching to S Corp with Heard

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The Complete Budgeting Guide for Therapists

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Top Directory Websites for Therapists

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When and How to Refer Therapy Clients Out

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How I Paid Off $94,000 in Debt in 3 Years as a Marriage and Family Therapist

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Heard 2024 Year in Review

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Free articles, fact-checked by experts

What's the Difference Between a W9 and 1099 for Therapists?

How Dr. Justin Dodson Started a Private Practice on His Friend’s Couch

How Doubling Down on Heard Helped Dr. Amanda Buduris Launch Her Second Business

How to Read a Personal Tax Return for Your Therapy Practice

Common Questions Therapists Have About Their Finances

Heard Tax Calendar for Therapists

How Much Do You Have to Earn to Pay Taxes as a Therapist?

How to Take Holiday Time Off as a Therapist

How to Create an Invoice for Your Therapy Practice

The Glossary of Bookkeeping and Tax Terms for Therapists

What Therapists Need to Know About Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting

Can Therapists Deduct Student Loan Payments from Their Taxes?

Are Holiday Gifts Tax Deductible for Therapists?

How Do I Pay Taxes as a Therapist if I Have Clients in Multiple States?

Can Therapists Deduct Start-up Costs From Their Taxes?

What Is Not a Tax Deduction for Therapists?

The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Therapists

How to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

When to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

How to Create Space for Your Finances as a Self-Employed Therapist

How to Choose a Checking Account for Your Therapy Practice

The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Nonprofit Therapy Practices

The Complete Guide to Loans for Therapists

What Therapists Need to Know About Liability

What to Do After Losing or Leaving Your Job: A Complete Guide for Therapists

How Long Does It Take to Fill Your Therapy Practice?

The Complete Guide to Local Marketing for Therapists

How to Name Your Therapy Practice

How Anim Aweh Saved Money on Her Taxes By Switching to S Corp with Heard

The Complete Budgeting Guide for Therapists

Saving Time as a Therapist in 2025: Automation and AI

Top Directory Websites for Therapists

When and How to Refer Therapy Clients Out

How I Paid Off $94,000 in Debt in 3 Years as a Marriage and Family Therapist

State of Heard: Q1 2025

Heard 2024 Year in Review

State of Heard: Q4 2024

Heard Welcomes Howard Spector, Co-Founder of SimplePractice, to Board of Directors

Heard Named to SMBTech 50 for Second Consecutive Year

Announcing the 2024 Financial State of Private Practice Report

Explore free articles, guides, and tools developed by experts to help you understand and manage your therapy practice finances.

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