Unokwanisa here kubvisa mari?
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.
Iyo yose runyorwa
Content production
- Wardrobe & lingerie — Part V — Other zvinonetsa
- Props & set dressing — Part V — Other
- Hair, makeup & nails — Part V — Other zvinonetsa
- 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
The test that actually applies
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.
Kunyangwe vagadziri vawana kusungwa
- Zvipfeko. The rule isn't "did I wear it for work" — it's whether the item is unsuitable for everyday wear. A dress you also wear out is not, however honestly you bought it for a shoot.A dress iwewo kusvikira.
- Grooming. Routinely kusangana semunhu, nekuti kune vanhu vazhinji iri. Strongest apo akazvipira kuongorora uye zvakajeka pamusoro zvekare kuchengetwa.
- Mixed-kushandisa zvinhu. Iva nechokwadi chekuti unowana mari yako yacho. Iva nechokwadi chekuti unowana mari yako yacho. Iva nechokwadi chekuti unowana mari yako yacho. Iva nechokwadi chekuti unowana mari yako yacho.
The ones vanhu vanorasikirwa
Agency commission, chatter uye editor mibairo, takedown sevhisi, izvi rudzi rwesoftware, accountant mibairo, bhizinesi insurance, migwagwa kuti kuuraya, uye depreciation pazvigadzirwa iwe wakatenga makore apfuura uye zvakare kushandisa — zvese deductible, zvese zvakajairika kusaziva.
Tenga mapepa
A kubvisa iwe unogona kumbobvira kubvunza ndechokuti kubvisa iwe ucharasikirwa kana munhu chero nguva. Receipt, zuva, mari, uye imwe-line note pamusoro chinangwa bhizinesi. "Amazon $ 340" ichokwadi; "wardrobe for 14 March shoot" haasi.
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