Writers: Prepare Your Taxes Properly
January 21st, 2017 → 1:30 pm @ Carol Topp
A webinar for writers, bloggers and self publishers on how to prepare your tax return properly by Carol Topp, CPA
IRS study finds lots of businesses might really be hobbies
May 11th, 2016 → 6:41 pm @ Carol Topp
Writers need to be conducting their business as a business to avoid an IRS audit, especially those with multi-year losses.
How to Start a Publishing Business webinar
March 22nd, 2016 → 7:20 pm @ Carol Topp
How to form a publishing company, a free webinar, with Carol Topp, CPA,
I write as a hobby. Do I need to worry about taxes?
February 23rd, 2016 → 9:27 am @ Carol Topp
Do hobby writers who make a little money need to worry about taxes?
Tax software can lie to you (if you’re not careful!)
February 16th, 2016 → 9:10 am @ Carol Topp
An author at a writers conference told me, “The IRS stopped the home office deduction.” I knew that wasn’t true, but she insisted that her tax software did not include a deduction for her home office. It was probably because she failed to reply correctly during the software interview process. Tax software can lie […]
Helpful tax information for bloggers, writers and authors
February 9th, 2016 → 8:55 am @ Carol Topp
Helpful information for writers during the tax season
What and how do authors write off their expenses?
February 2nd, 2016 → 6:55 pm @ Carol Topp
What can an author write off on their tax return (and how do you do it)?
Are donated books a charitible or a business deduction?
December 1st, 2015 → 10:10 am @ Carol Topp
Are donations of books to a school where I give a presentation business expenses? If I “give” one of my books to someone (whether it be my editor, a family member I want to thank for their support, or a school at which I am trying to schedule an author visit), how do I account […]
Tax deduction for donated books
November 13th, 2015 → 9:15 am @ Carol Topp
An author wonders how much she can deduct when she donates her books
Teenagers Can Become Published Authors
September 4th, 2015 → 9:57 am @ Carol Topp
How a teenager can become a published author and how a parent can help.
