A few mid year tax tips

August 19th, 2013 → 9:04 am @

Tax tips for authors on mileage, home office deduction and meal deduction.

Blog

Collecting sales tax from a book distributor

August 12th, 2013 → 1:54 pm @

An author asks how she should collect sales tax from her sales to book distributors such as Amazon, BN.com and Ingram.

Blog &Q&A

Your Guide to Book Publishing interview with Judith Briles

April 26th, 2013 → 7:58 pm @

Carol Topp, CPA will discuss the business side of writing and publishing with Judith Briles

Author to Business Owner &Blog

Video blog: LLC status for writers

April 21st, 2013 → 8:45 am @

Here’s a short video clip of me, Carol Topp, CPA, giving a presentation to a writers group discussion if Limited Liability Company (LLC) is helpful for writers.

Author to Business Owner &Blog &Business Tips for Writers &Video blog

Guy Kawasaki keynote at TAP2013 on APE: Author Publisher Entrepreneur

February 8th, 2013 → 2:46 pm @

Guy Kawasaki’s keynote at the Technologically Advanced Publishing TAP2013 discussing his book APE: Author Publisher Entrepreneur.

Author to Business Owner &Blog

8 ways for writers to lower their tax bills

February 6th, 2013 → 1:36 pm @

My guest blog post at ProductiveWriters.com explains 8 ways a freelancer/writer/author can lower their tax bill.

Blog &Tax Tips for Writers

APE: Author Publisher Entrepreneur

January 26th, 2013 → 9:38 am @

Review of the book APE: Author Publisher Entrepreneur

Author to Business Owner &Blog

How often should an author be paying income tax?

January 7th, 2013 → 1:05 pm @

To avoid an IRS penalty, writers and authors should make quarterly tax payments.

Blog &Tax Tips for Writers

Are unpaid royalties a tax deduction?

October 16th, 2012 → 3:33 pm @

Can an author write off the amount of royalty that the she did not receive?

Blog &Tax Tips for Writers

Using crowd funding to raise money for your book

September 27th, 2012 → 6:09 pm @

How does the IRS see income from crowd funding sources like Kickstarter?

Blog &Tax Tips for Writers