I’ve been meaning to write a post about being a freelance web developer and paying income tax. Thankfully, Matthew Haughey wrote a nice piece today on his site, fortuitous, about his trials and tribulations in finding a decent accountant that understood what he does for a living.

His best advice comes near the end:

If you’ve ever run your own business or been a freelancer, you know the pain of scrambling to pay an unexpectedly large tax bill. Be aggressive with the amounts you pay on your quarterly payment schedule and you’ll spare yourself a lot of pain down the line.

For those that don’t know, Mr. Haughey is the man behind the ginormous sites MetaFilter and PVRBlog.