Can taxes be sexy? Or are they just terrifying? As we are just under 4 months away from Tax Day (at least here in the US.) I am taking the data I have compiled all year and beginning to clean it up and compact it in preparation for tax season. I am not an accountant and really can't give you tips as I figure this out for my first time. But I'll tell you its not yet been as daunting as I thought it may be. There are many un-answered questions, but as much as I wanted to make millions and hire my own personal accountant that hasn't yet happened.
The good news is that because I tracked it all and kept it in a nice neat folder on my pc its taken me only an afternoon to come up with my simplified "Profit and Loss" spreadsheet. Which honestly has been an account of all my income from Amazon and Barnes and Noble and all of my outgo to various places.
The good news is that because I tracked it all and kept it in a nice neat folder on my pc its taken me only an afternoon to come up with my simplified "Profit and Loss" spreadsheet. Which honestly has been an account of all my income from Amazon and Barnes and Noble and all of my outgo to various places.
My next step is to verify and find all the deductibles that I want, need, and can put in. I have the obvious ones - my pc, my GoDaddy domain, my cover photos, etc. but I need to verify and find out what sort of percentage of coverage I can have with my internet, heating and electric - are those included? I just don't know.
In case you have been wondering where your favorite erotic author has been for the last few weeks I have been working on year end focuses, holidays and getting a new roof (yay hail damage! BLECH!) and now I'm beginning on our taxes. Don't fret, I'm still here, and I'm working on a few s
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