Don’t use your SSN. Get a free EIN

March 7th, 2013 → 2:20 pm @

Authors should not give out their Social Security Numbers.

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Are royalties passive income?

February 7th, 2013 → 10:39 am @

An author asks if her book royalties are subject to Social Security tax.

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Is hobby income from writing taxable?

January 21st, 2013 → 8:37 am @

Any income you make from writing, freelancing, your blog, etc is taxable income, even if it’s just a hobby.

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Mixing vacation and business travel

November 8th, 2012 → 6:06 pm @

An author who is planning a trip to England asks what he can deduct as business expenses.

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Writing with a friend as co-authors

November 1st, 2012 → 6:11 pm @

Considering co-writing a novel with a friend?. What to know before you proceed.

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Video Blog: Vacation and business trip

October 23rd, 2012 → 6:05 pm @

An author who is planning a trip to England asks what he can deduct as business expenses.

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Video Blog: Book purchases as a tax deduction

October 4th, 2012 → 6:04 pm @

Carol Topp, CPA explains what an author can deduct on their taxes when they purchase their own books to resell.

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Video Blog: Can a writer deduct unpaid royalties?

September 6th, 2012 → 4:00 pm @

A writer asks, “Can I deduct unpiad royalties?” in this video blog from Carol Topp, CPA

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Can you explain accounting (simply)?

July 9th, 2012 → 2:09 pm @

“I have problems with the accounting it is taught everywhere.”

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Q&A: What does an editor do?

May 31st, 2012 → 8:00 am @

Today marks the end of our short series on common questions from authors, brought to us by ZLS Publishing. We have gleaned some valuable information as to how authors can better market and publish their work. Let’s see what ZLS has to say about editors: “I’m new to this writing and publishing thing. I keep […]

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