Artist Toolbox Talk  | Artist Taxes
Thursday, January 23
Free | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Zoom Link

What can I deduct? Do I bring receipts to my accountant? Is my creative work a business or a hobby? What is a Schedule C? How do I deduct my home studio?  Why do freelancers have to pay taxes quarterly, and how do I do that? We are pleased to welcome back Hannah Cole, a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and artists. Hannah Cole is a long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history, and a tax and money columnist for the art blog Hyperallergic, the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses are both relevant and personal to Hannah. She will discuss the basic tax equation, self employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, audit concerns for the creative person, and other tax issues specifically relevant to creatives, makers, and freelancers, followed by a question and answer period. All the information is updated to the current year’s tax laws, and she will also discuss any changes to the tax law that may be upcoming. 

About the presenter
Hannah Cole is the founder of Sunlight Tax, and she specializes in friendly, informative tax education for creatives, artists, and people who feel like the black sheep of the business world. Her mission is to empower creative people to set up for long-term success and take control of the financial side of their careers through her program, Money Bootcamp. She is also the host of the Sunlight podcast, where she talks about taxes, money, and careers for self-employed people who have a big vision for changing the world with their work.

Artist Toolbox Coordinator
Alanna Hernandez is an artist whose drawings and paintings deal with trauma and connection. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and now lives and works in Midcoast Maine. 

The Artist Toolbox is made possible by major support from the Roxanne Quimby Foundation.