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28 expense categories for creator businesses — with the Schedule C line each one belongs on and an honest note on how well it holds up. Not a list of things we promise are fine.
Ndesịta niile
Content production
- Wardrobe & lingerie — Part V — Other Óbụla
- Props & set dressing — Part V — Other
- Hair, makeup & nails — Part V — Other Óbụla
- Photography & videography — Line 11 — Contract labor
Equipment
- Cameras & lenses — Line 13 — Depreciation
- Lighting & audio — Line 13 — Depreciation
- Computer & phone — Line 13 — Depreciation
Marketing
- Advertising & promo — Line 8 — Advertising
- Collab & shoutout fees — Line 8 — Advertising
Other
- Other — Part V — Other
Platform & software
- Software subscriptions — Part V — Other
- Platform & processing fees — Part V — Other
Professional & admin
- Business insurance — Line 15 — Insurance
- Bank & payment fees — Part V — Other
- Chargeback losses — Part V — Other
- Education & training — Part V — Other
Services & people
- Agency fees & commission — Line 10 — Commissions
- Chatters & VAs — Line 11 — Contract labor
- Editors & designers — Line 11 — Contract labor
- Accountant & bookkeeping — Line 17 — Legal & professional
- Legal fees — Line 17 — Legal & professional
- DMCA & takedown services — Part V — Other
Travel
- Travel & lodging — Line 24a — Travel
- Conventions & events — Part V — Other
Workspace
- Home office — Line 30 — Home office
- Studio rental — Line 20b — Rent
- Utilities (business share) — Line 25 — Utilities
- Internet & phone service — Line 25 — Utilities
Nnwale nke na-adabere n'eziokwu
A business expense has to be ordinary (normal for your line of work) and necessary (helpful and appropriate for it). That's a broad standard, and most of what creators spend money on clears it comfortably. The problems come from three specific places.
Ebe ndị ọbụla na-abịa
- Ụdị The rule isn't "did I wear it for work" — it's whether the item is unsuitable for everyday wear. N'ihi na a na-echekwa ihe ndị ahụ nakwa ihe ndị na-echekwa ihe ndị ahụ. A na-echekwa ihe ndị ahụ n'ime ụlọ, ma ọ bụrụ na ị na-echekwa ha n'ime ụlọ.
- Nhazi N'ozuzu ya, a na-ekpe ya ikpe dịka onye ọbụla, n'ihi na maka ndị mmadụ ọ bụ. Ọ dị ike mgbe a na-ejikọta ya na ntọala ntọala na n'ụzọ doro anya n'ebe ọbụla.
- Ihenhọrọ ndị ahụ ejighị n'aka. Phone gị, gị internet, gị apartment. Claim na-ezigbo azụmahịa share, ọ bụghị niile nke ya. A 100% claim on your only phone is the single easiest thing for anyone to question.
Ndị mmadụ na-ahapụ
N'okpuru-claiming bụ mgbe niile kasị njọ karịa na-claiming. Agency commission, chatter na editor ụgwọ, takedown ọrụ, a ụdị nke software, accountant ụgwọ, azụmahịa insurance, mileage ka a shoot, na depreciation na equipments ị zụrụ afọ gara aga na-eji - niile deductible, niile na-emekarị echefuola.
Chekwaa akwụkwọ ozi ahụ
A deduction ị nwere ike na-adịghị ihe ọmụma bụ a deduction ị ga-ahapụ ma ọ bụrụ na onye ọ bụla na-ajụ. Receipt, ụbọchị, ego, na otu-line ozi na-eme ihe n'ihi na azụmahịa. "Amazon $ 340" bụ a nsogbu; "wardrobe maka 14 March shoot" bụ.
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Estimates to help you plan — not tax or financial advice. Your own numbers will differ.