Tax Basics for Creative Entrepreneurs

The systems we built in Financial Systems for a Successful Studio become real as they morph into tax reporting obligations. This course provides an overview of U.S. income, consumption, and employment taxes, and connects the U.S. tax system requirements to tools we use in a professional creative practice.

• Tax Overview
• Basic Form 1040 Overview.
• Recordkeeping for Taxes
• What do I need to keep? How do I need to keep it? How long do I need to keep it? Why bother?
• Sales Tax Obligations
• Sales Tax Overview, The "Amazon" Rules, and Where to find more info for your state.
• Schedule C Overview
• Basic Info, Income, Expenses and Estimated taxes.