There's only one way to get on top of your tax affairs and that's to identify and address your weaknesses
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This site is for those who think they can do better at tax - and aren't yet ready to pay somebody else to do their tax return.
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Does tax frighten you?
Are 'creating art' and 'completing a tax return' two activities which you regard as totally incompatible? Take a look at this page if you're an artist who'd like to try do better in relation to:
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OTHER DEDICATED COUNTRY PAGES now provide links to formal information and advice about:
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These pages look at:
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Plus Tax TIPS from:
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Plus Videos by bona fide experts
This website is read by people all over the world so I'm sticking to the simpler principles which help artists to cope with their tax returns and maximising their allowable expenses |
This site does NOT provide:
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I RECOMMEND you pay a professional for tax advice IF:
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the taxman will class you as a business if it can prove you are doing “anything in the nature of trade”
The Telegraph - HMRC targets Etsy, eBay and Gumtree sellers – but when is your hobby taxable?
PRINCIPLES
SPREADSHEET SKILLS
ORGANISATION
EXPENSES
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ACCOUNTS
BANKING
TAX RETURN
TRICKY ASPECTS
I've often come across artists who tell me they're not good at book-keeping or keeping track of their records of income and expenditure for tax purposes. |
This is a round-up of the websites, blog posts and articles about tax which have been written with artists in mind.
I've written various blog posts covering:
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REFERENCE: These are:
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These are tax blogs written by people professionally qualified to comment on tax - who provide accessible advice written for the small business person.
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By art business bods
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By Tax Advisers (UK)
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This book focuses on communicating in plain English rather than "accountant speak" despite the fact the author is a fully qualified and practising certified accountant.
This is his fine-tuned explanation of how to deal with what's needed for your tax affairs if you are a creative person |
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard Books Publication Date: December 1, 2012 RECOMMENDED: Rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com by 5 reviewers - there are some very complimentary reviews! BUY THIS BOOK |
What aspect of tax puzzles you?It's useful for me to know what questions you want answers to. Ask Away - using the contact form.
Issues raised will ONLY inform the future development of this section of the website and my blog posts. PLEASE NOTE:
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PLEASE NOTE:
1) Content and the law change all the time. It's impossible to keep up with it if you're not working on the topic full time. 2) I research topics carefully. However, I am totally unable to warrant that ANY and/or ALL information is
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