Tax season is approaching. It always is. It’s one of life’s certainties, as Benjamin Franklin put it. Taxes—along with most other things, it seems—just keep getting more and more complicated.
It’s an especially trying time for writers, artists, and craftsmen; a growing number of them desire to derive all or part of their income from “expression activities” like writing, performing, or another art or craft. These people have special requirements when it comes to understanding how federal taxes apply to them.
At last, in this entertaining how-to book, Walt Eddy provides “freelancers of expression” with the information necessary to get the most out of their special taxation situations, from how to determine if their activity is “for profit”, to recordkeeping, to filing, to appealing adverse determinations. Walt is an Enrolled Agent who represents taxpayers during the mediation and appellate process. He worked for the IRS for thirty-four years as a Tax Auditor, an Appeals Officer, and a manager in the Appeals Division. Now he passes on expert insider advice to the writers and artisans who want to turn their hobbies into careers, or just learn the best strategies for managing their freelancing activities as they express themselves, making their crafts literally less taxing.
It’s an especially trying time for writers, artists, and craftsmen; a growing number of them desire to derive all or part of their income from “expression activities” like writing, performing, or another art or craft. These people have special requirements when it comes to understanding how federal taxes apply to them.
At last, in this entertaining how-to book, Walt Eddy provides “freelancers of expression” with the information necessary to get the most out of their special taxation situations, from how to determine if their activity is “for profit”, to recordkeeping, to filing, to appealing adverse determinations. Walt is an Enrolled Agent who represents taxpayers during the mediation and appellate process. He worked for the IRS for thirty-four years as a Tax Auditor, an Appeals Officer, and a manager in the Appeals Division. Now he passes on expert insider advice to the writers and artisans who want to turn their hobbies into careers, or just learn the best strategies for managing their freelancing activities as they express themselves, making their crafts literally less taxing.
