Tax & Accounting info 

Inevitably during tax season, working with artists and creatives who earn money from their work, questions about whether their practice qualifies as a business for tax purposes always come up. If this is something you’ve been unsure about, you’re not alone. It’s a common question I get from artists and creatives, and the answer has important financial implications . Here are the basics of what you need to know regarding whether the IRS thinks your creative endeavor is a busi

About eight months into their new business, Pete and Dottie decided it was time to engage an outside bookkeeper. A friend of theirs met a guy at a conference who said he was looking to add more small business clients to his accounting firm. The friend passed along the guy’s card to Peter and Dottie and they called. The guy told them all about his company and the services they offer, and gave them an estimate for monthly bookkeeping less than half the amount of the other two e