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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.

Celoten seznam

Content production

  • Wardrobe & lingerie — Part V — Other pogosto izzivajočo
  • Props & set dressing — Part V — Other
  • Hair, makeup & nails — Part V — Other pogosto izzivajočo
  • 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

Preskus, ki dejansko velja

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.

Kje so ujeli ustvarjalce

  • Oblačila. The rule isn't "did I wear it for work" — it's whether the item is unsuitable for everyday wear. Oblačila, ki jo tudi nosite, niso, vendar ste jo pošteno kupili za streljanje.
  • -Gruming. Rutinsko izziva kot osebno, ker za večino ljudi je. Najmočnejši, ko je privezan na specifičen strel in jasno zunaj običajnega vzdrževanja.
  • Izdelki za mešano uporabo. Vaš telefon, internet, apartma. Zahtevati pošteno poslovni delež, ne vse. 100% zahtevek na vašem edinem telefonu je eno samo eno stvar, ki je lahko kdo vprašati.

Tisti, ki jih ljudje pogrešajo.

Nizko zahtevo je običajno hujše od preveč zahtevka. Agencijska komisija, brbljanje in uredniška plačila, storitve za odvzem, takšna programska oprema, računovodske provizije, poslovne zavarovanje, kilometraža do streljanja, in amortizacija opreme, ki ste jo kupili pred leti in še vedno uporablja – vse odbitne, vse pogosto pozabljeno.

Obdrži papirje.

Odbitek, ki ga ne moreš dokazati, je odbitek, ki ga boš izgubil, če kdo vpraša. Prijem, datum, znesek in enolinični namen. "Amazon 340" je problem; "wardrobe za 14. marca streljanje" ni.

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