Category: Blog post

Category: Blog post

4 Ways to Save Money by Calculating your Profit/Loss Right Now #taxtip #smallbusiness
Image August 20, 2015 2015,Blog post,Classes EM Lynley

September Online Writers’ Tax Workshop Will Help You Get It Right We’re coming up to the end of Q3 in September. While it seems weeks away, it’s a great idea to get started on pulling together income and expenses for the quarter (or the year-to-date if you haven’t been keeping up with the numbers!) An

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5 Last-minute Tax Tips for Writers #taxes #authors
Image April 9, 2015 2015,Blog post,last-minute advice,Tax TIps EM Lynley

  Panicking because you aren’t ready for the April 15 tax deadline? Here are some last-minute tips to make the process a little less painful. To get all the deductions you deserve and plenty of tax planning and prep advice, check out EM Lynley’s book 2015 Writers’ Tax Workshop. If you try to rush through

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4 Last-minute Tax Tips for Writers #taxes #authors @emlynley
Image April 14, 2014 Blog post,last-minute advice,Tax TIps EM Lynley

4 Last-minute tax tips for writers #taxes #author Panicking because you aren’t ready for tomorrow’s tax deadline? Here are some last-minute tips to make the process a little less painful. To get all the deductions you deserve and plenty of tax planning and prep advice, check out EM Lynley’s book Tax Tips for Authors. If

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5 Things Authors Miss on their Tax Returns #taxes #writer
Image April 13, 2014 Blog post,last-minute advice,schedule c,self-employment tax,Tax TIps EM Lynley

  In my real life I’m a tax and finance professional and I’ve been sharing my knowledge with other writers for the past three years. I find many people have problems with the same issues year after year. Are you making these mistakes? If so, you’ll find more ways to solve these problems (and more)

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March Tax Workshop for Authors — still time to register #taxtip #writing
Image March 17, 2014 Blog post,Classes,Tax TIps EM Lynley

The March workshop is the last one before taxes are due on April 15. As some of my readers know, in RL I’m a tax and finance professional, and I’ve been using that knowledge to teach my tax workshops. Whether you like it or not, it’s time to stop procrastinating on your tax return. We

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7 January Tax Tips for Writers #taxtip
Image January 12, 2014 Blog post,Tax TIps,tax tips for authors,tax tips for writers EM Lynley

January means two things in the tax world: time to start thinking about the 2013 tax return, and a new year of records to begin keeping for 2014. If you self-publish, you have even more expenses and obligations, so start the year off on a good footing. I’ll start off with the easy part first:

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#Tax Filing/Planning Courses for Writers start Jan 10!
January 6, 2014 Blog post,Classes,schedule c,self-employment tax,Tax TIps EM Lynley

Writers, are you stymied by Schedule C and self-employment tax? Not sure you’re getting all the deductions you deserve, or uncertain precisely what the IRS allows? You just want to know how to fill in your forms and what you can and can’t deduct. I will answer those questions, as well as provide additional useful and necessary information for tax planning and recordkeeping.

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Last-minute tax advice for writers #taxes #author
April 14, 2013 2012,amended returns,Blog post,business,extension,ira contribution,last-minute advice,Tax TIps,tax tips for authors,tax tips for writers N.S. Smith

Panicking because you aren’t ready for tomorrow’s tax deadline? Here are some last-minute tips to make the process a little less painful. To get all the deductions you deserve and plenty of tax planning and prep advice, check out my … Continue reading

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5 Top Tax Tips for Writers #taxtips #taxes
April 10, 2013 amazon,Blog post,smashwords,Tax TIps,tax tips for authors,tax tips for writers N.S. Smith

As both a published author, and a tax preparer, I know exactly the worries and frustrations my fellow authors go through every year. If  you use tax prep software, you’re never sure what’s allowed or where on Schedule C to … Continue reading

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Still procrastinating on your 2012 return?
April 6, 2013 2012,amazon,Blog post,kindle,schedule c,self-employment tax,Tax TIps,tax tips for authors,tax tips for writers N.S. Smith

Writers, if you’re still holding off filing your taxes because you don’t know whether something is deductible, or you’re worried about self-employment tax, breathe a sigh of relief. It’s too late to sign up for one of my online courses … Continue reading

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