Update to Business Tips and Taxes for Writers in 2018
October 21st, 2017 → 7:15 pm @ Carol
Business Tips and Taxes for Writers getting an major update in 2018
I never claimed start up expenses on my tax return
March 7th, 2017 → 8:22 am @ Carol
Carol, I listened to your webinar on Writers: Prepare Your Taxes Properly. I am not sure if I will have income this year from my book as it is due out either in December or January. I have expenses of $5,500 so far this year. I also had similar expenses last year but never filed […]
Are self publishing expenses tax deductible?
February 28th, 2017 → 1:45 pm @ Carol
A new author asks what expenses are tax deductions
8 tax mistakes writers make
February 21st, 2017 → 10:19 am @ Carol
Writers: Don’t make these 8 common tax mistakes.
Writers can deduct mileage on their tax return
February 10th, 2017 → 11:27 am @ Carol
No one likes recording odometer readings, so use information from Google maps instead.
Hobby or Business?
February 7th, 2017 → 11:08 am @ Carol
How do you know if you have a hobby or a business?
Answers to Tax Deductions for Writers
February 3rd, 2017 → 8:48 pm @ Carol
great questions on tax deductions for writers
When can you deduct book research expenses?
January 28th, 2017 → 10:17 am @ Carol
A writer can deduct book research expenses in the year they occurred.
Tax software can lie to you (if you’re not careful!)
February 16th, 2016 → 9:10 am @ Carol
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 […]
