Download or read book Business Tips and Taxes for Writers written by Carol Topp and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated! New for 2018, covers the new tax laws and a new section for bloggers. Are you a writer serious about making money and keeping it? Business Tips and Taxes for Writers takes the mystery out of the tax code and allows you to understand the business of being an author. You will learn: >The best business structure for writers >Special tax breaks for writers >Legitimate tax deductions >Writing as a ministry >Bloggers and record keeping musts >Simple and easy record keeping >Dealing with inventory and sales tax And, so much more! This informative book will help you keep your hard earned money and have the peace of mind associated with doing it correctly! Carol Topp is a CPA and author and podcaster of the Dollars and Sense Show - http: //ultimateradioshow.com/dollars-sense/

Download or read book Taxpertise written by Bonnie Lee and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxpayer champion and enrolled agent Bonnie Lee puts the IRS under the microscope and uncovers proven methods, and surprisingly simple strategies to minimize your taxable income, maximize deductions, and, ultimately—add thousands back to your business’ bottom line! Do you owe an insurmountable sum to the IRS? Pay pennies on the dollar. Secret formula the IRS uses to determine an acceptable offer is revealed—Page 246 Save tax dollars simply by reorganizing your workspace—Page 17 Stuff tax dollars back into your pocket by fixing errors on your balance sheet—Page 50 Eat tax-free! Some meal expenses are 100 % deductible. Find out what qualifies—Page 56 Got a great hobby you’re turning into a bona fide business? Deduct the losses by following these guidelines—Page 99 Is your home office a red flag?—Page 107 You inherited Grandma’s house. Do you have to pay taxes on it?—Page 121 Can you write off your clothing?—Page 133 Under IRS audit? Learn “audit speak” to deal effectively with the IRS—Page 215

Download or read book Tax Tips for Authors written by N. S. Smith and published by Rocky Ridge Books. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you make money from writing, you need this book!" - Neil Plakcy Updated for 2013 tax returns, including the new method for calculating home-office deductions and an expanded chapter for self-publishers! Writers, are you stymied by Schedule C and self-employment tax? Not sure you're getting all the deductions you deserve, or uncertain precisely what the IRS allows? This book is a compilation of a 15-lecture course and additional information taught each spring. It is not intended to be an extensive or exhaustive volume on small-business taxes or general tax concepts. It's a concise source of the most useful information for writers preparing their own tax returns. This book is not filled with lots of long-winded stories about clients to fill word count and add pages. You don't have time to read all that. You just want to know how to fill in your forms and what you can and can't deduct. I will answer those questions, as well as provide additional useful and necessary information for tax planning and recordkeeping. Written by both a writer and a tax preparer, we offer expert knowledge that usually costs hundreds of dollars in tax-prep fees. Chapters include: Hobby vs. Business Legal Issues What Expenses are Deductible? Schedule C Walkthrough Home-office Deduction Self-employment Tax Quarterly Estimated Tax Self-Published Authors Unpublished Authors FAQ

Download or read book The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor written by Amanda Han and published by Biggerpockets Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxes! Boring and irritating, right? Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax strategy will play a HUGE role in how fast you grow. A great tax strategy can save you thousands of dollars a year - and a bad strategy could land you in legal trouble. That's why BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor! To help you deduct more, invest smarter, and pay far less to the IRS!

Download or read book 78 Tax Tips For Canadians For Dummies written by Christie Henderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by an expert team of accountants, 78 Tax Tips For Canadians For Dummies offers practical tax planning strategies. These individual tips offer straightforward advice and insight that will save readers aggravation and money.

Download or read book Looking Ahead Life Family Wealth and Business After 55 written by Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC and published by Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC. This book was released on with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully Updated With 2018 Tax Reform Act In Looking Ahead, the experienced financial advisers at Palisades Hudson Financial Group provide detailed information and practical advice on a broad range of topics, including: • Relationships with Adult Children • Planning for Incapacity • The Family Business • Estate Planning • Gift and Estate Taxes • Grandchildren • Education Funding • Life Insurance • Financing Long-Term Care • Social Security and Medicare • Retirement Plans • Federal and State Income Tax • Investment Approaches, Philosophy and Psychology • Retiring Abroad • Philanthropy • Starting a New Business Venture The financial planners at Palisades Hudson Financial Group have offered sound, objective financial advice to their clients for over 25 years. They hold qualifications as CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS, Certified Public Accountants, Certified Valuation Analysts and IRS Enrolled Agents. Chapter authors include current and former members of the Estate Planning Councils of New York City and of Greater Miami; the Financial Planning Associations of Broward County (Florida), Georgia and New York; the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce; and the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. Palisades Hudson’s clients are based across the U.S. and as far away as Brazil, and the firm has more than $1.4 billion in assets under management.

Download or read book New Tax Guide written by Peter Jason Riley and published by Focus. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Jason Riley is a CPA who for many years has practiced in the Boston area. This book is based on his varied interest in the arts and his experience in dealing with tax and business issues for creative people. The book provides a general guide to income and business forms for creatively employed people and includes an indepth look at special tax considerations for various types of artists, writers, musicians and other performers. This book is a completely updated version of Riley's other successful book, "The New Tax Guide for Artists of Every Persuasion." It also serves as a primer to Riley's outstanding website, http://www.artstaxinfo.com Book jacket.

Download or read book Tax Tips for Authors by a Writer and Tax Professional written by N. S. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deduct Everything written by Eva Rosenberg and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From nationally-recognized tax expert, bestselling author, and columnist at MarketWatch, DEDUCT EVERYTHING! is full of strategies and tips, organized by topic, designed to reduce taxes in everyday life. Rosenberg also provides references and links to websites, etc, where taxpayers can go to get the latest forms. Rosenberg will walk taxpayers through the documentations required and help make sure the deductions are audit-proof. Designed to be a comprehensive guide to legal deductions and loopholes available to individual tax filers, the tax-reducing strategies cover: - family, home, and car - job or businesses, including Airbnb, Uber, and more - investments and retirement savings - medical and dental expenses and health savings accounts - education costs and charitable giving The advice will be rounded out with real-life stories from Rosenberg's clients across the country detailing exactly how to make sure the deductions are being applied correctly. A special bonus chapter will detail the tax "no-no's" Rosenberg has seem so that readers can make sure they know what mistakes to avoid. "--

Download or read book Single Minded written by Lisa Daily and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex has planned and executed her life with laser focus since she first met her future husband at the play-doh table on the first day of kindergarten. They have a terrific life, a gorgeous house on the bay, and fantastic careers they love. There's only one problem: Alex's husband has a secret. A big one. Now, Alex’s perfectly planned life has completely fallen apart, her biological clock is starting to feel like the timer on a nuclear device, and she finds herself drooling over her completely-dreamy-but-definitely-off-limits client, a star chef opening a hot new restaurant. Armed with dating guidance from her oddball collection of advisers—including her gay ex-husband, a foul-mouthed political consultant, a perkily masochistic yogi, and a pot-smoking octogenarian—Alex navigates the booby-trapped world of modern dating, in her search for a second chance at love in Single-Minded by Lisa Daily.

Download or read book Fifteen Minutes of Shame written by Lisa Daily and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: View our feature on Lisa Daily's Fifteen Minutes of Shame. What happens when America’s favorite dating expert finds out on national television that her husband is cheating on her? Darby Vaughn’s fifteen minutes of fame quickly becomes fifteen minutes of shame when the story of her divorce is splashed across supermarket tabloids. If Darby takes her philandering husband back, her career will be over. If she doesn’t, she’ll lose the only man she’s ever loved. As she rebuilds her life with help from her girlfriends, Darby has to make some tough choices, but she stays true to her heart every step of the way.

Download or read book J K Lasser s From Ebay to Mary Kay written by Gary W. Carter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to running a tax-efficient home-based business Today, millions of people are making either a full- or part-time living selling things on Internet auction sites like eBay. Still more are making a living selling products from their homes--think Mary Kay and Avon. If you're just entering the home-based or online business arena, you might not be aware of your potential tax liability. With J.K. Lasser's From eBay to Mary Kay, leading tax consultant Gary Carter walks you through the challenges of accounting for a home-based business. Topics covered throughout this comprehensive guide include: * Can you deduct the use of your home? * Are there ways to avoid taxes entirely? * What types of taxes might you owe? * How do you account for your inventory? * What are the rules on collecting sales and use taxes? The advantages of operating a home-based business are countless, but many owners don't realize--and are often unprepared to handle--the host of complex tax issues surrounding them. J.K. Lasser's From eBay to Mary Kay will show you how to account for your home-based business and avoid unnecessary tax trouble. J.K. Lasser--Practical Guides for All Your Financial Needs Please visit our Web site at www.jklasser.com

Download or read book Tax Free Wealth written by Tom Wheelwright and published by RDA Press, LLC. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tax-Free Wealth is about tax planning concepts. It’s about how to use your country’s tax laws to your benefit. In this book, Tom Wheelwright will tell you how the tax laws work. And how they are designed to reduce your taxes, not to increase your taxes. Once you understand this basic principle, you no longer need to be afraid of the tax laws. They are there to help you and your business—not to hinder you. Once you understand the basic principles of tax reduction, you can begin, immediately, reducing your taxes. Eventually, you may even be able to legally eliminate your income taxes and drastically reduce your other taxes. Once you do that, you can live a life of Tax-Free Wealth.

Download or read book Every Airbnb Host s Tax Guide written by Stephen Fishman and published by Nolo. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All 2.9 million Airbnb hosts in the United State can profit from this book. The first, and still only, one of its kind, it tells hosts everything they need to know about taxes for short-term rentals, including deductions they may take, depreciation, when short-term rentals are tax-free, repairs, and tax reporting for short-term rentals. The new edition covers all the latest tax changes brought about by the Coronavirus legislation passed by Congress. These include new tax breaks that can save hosts thousands in taxes: tax credits for sick leave and family leave for self-employed hosts, employee retention credit, and tax-free treatment of landlord PPP loans Many Airbnb hosts have lost money due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This book explain if, when, and how short-term rental hosts may deduct their losses from other nonrental income.

Download or read book 422 Tax Deductions for Businesses and Self Employed Individuals written by Bernard Kamoroff and published by . This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a small number of the deductions that business owners and the self-employed are entitled to take are listed in the IRS instructions. The rest can be found here. The author explains hundreds of write-offs in an easy-reference format.

Download or read book Tax Pocket Guide For Authors written by Karin Purnell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-14 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like most writers, you're probably beside yourself wondering what you can deduct against your writing income when it comes to taxes. What does the Internal Revenue Service allow? What deductions send up a red flag? Will you be audited? And the big one: How much will you have to pay in taxes? Your tax liability will be greater than if you were on the payroll. When you find out how much greater, you'll want to find all the deductions you can get. This book is for UK authors, particularly the new ebook authors, many of whom do not realize the wide range of expenses they may legally claim as tax deductions. Where an author's income is lower than the expenses claimed - which is often the case in the early years - the author will usually enjoy a repayment of tax. Even for the established authors, the principles contained in this book, when properly applied, will significantly lower their tax liability.

Download or read book Every Landlord s Tax Deduction Guide written by Stephen Fishman and published by NOLO. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximize your tax deductions. Rental real estate provides more tax benefits than almost any other investment. Whether you own a ten-unit rental apartment building or rent a room in your home through Airbnb, you need to know about all the valuable deductions you are entitled to take as a landlord. Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide is the only book that focuses exclusively on IRS rules and deductions for landlords. With this book, you will learn about: depreciation, casualty and theft losses, start-up expenses, and other common landlord deductions IRS rules on deducting repairs and improvements vacation home tax rules proper record keeping and accounting—and much more. The book also covers landlord tax classifications, reporting rental income, hiring workers, and deducting rental losses. Filled with practical advice and real-world examples, Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide will save you money by making sure you owe less to the IRS at tax time. The 13th edition is updated and revised to cover tax rules for Airbnb-type rentals.