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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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Bido n'efu Calculators

Estimates to help you plan — not tax or financial advice. Your own numbers will differ.