tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post5695020035793332376..comments2017-08-05T09:54:38.125-04:00Comments on The Stop-Watch Gang: Tax Tips for the Working WriterThe Stop-Watch Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140839143554636716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-5250168526944615902012-03-28T12:13:41.470-04:002012-03-28T12:13:41.470-04:00Wow, scanning receipts. What a great idea.
Thank...Wow, scanning receipts. What a great idea. <br /><br />Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-49428928034617095712012-03-28T12:13:18.678-04:002012-03-28T12:13:18.678-04:00Jason, I try, very hard to make a profit, but I do...Jason, I try, very hard to make a profit, but I don't. <br /><br />I want to.<br /><br />The government hasn't given me a hard time, yet, so fingers crossed. They are usually pretty generous with artists because they know how hard it is to "make it."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-43448467054494098382012-03-28T06:20:39.058-04:002012-03-28T06:20:39.058-04:00Hi Suzanne! Great post! I have a home daycare so...Hi Suzanne! Great post! I have a home daycare so I am familiar with most of these things as they are the same for both. One note from my perspective; since I have not yet been published at all, I hesitate to claim anything. I do not yet have an income from the writing to offset expenses, so it would do me no good to claim anything. BUT, since a lot of the same expenses also apply to the home daycare, I can claim them under that. Like paper for the printer, because I print activities for the kids. Like use-of-home expenses and vehicle expenses. There's a lot of overlap.<br /><br />Biggest tip you gave here: stay organized throughout the year! I am horrible with little bits of paper and filing! Tax time is always tedious for me, but I'm getting better with the help of the technological age. I am now scanning all receipts and uploading them onto a flash drive along with scans of any other tax related paperwork. If you do so as soon as you get the piece of paper, it won't matter so much if you later lose it, and it takes up much less physical storage space than all those receipts and tax files! The bonus is that when it's time to file, I just email everything over to my accountant and she does it all for me! I don't even have to leave the house! Yay!CCMonroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665040564992528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-32859078294782136282012-03-27T22:42:34.343-04:002012-03-27T22:42:34.343-04:00Hi Suzanne, thanks for the great post! My understa...Hi Suzanne, thanks for the great post! My understand was that you could only do this for 3 years until your writing business showed a profit. Am I misunderstanding that? Can you continue to claim all of the above, except for the Business Use of Home Expenses? Thanks in advance, JasonJason Shayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.com