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Understanding Tax Brackets

Oct 9, 2024

Let’s face it—taxes aren’t exactly the most exciting part of running a photography business, but they’re crucial to understand if you want to keep more of your income. One of the most common questions photographers have is, “What tax bracket am I in?” In my latest YouTube video, I’m breaking down what you need to […]

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Using Quickbooks as a Photographer

Sep 25, 2024

Are you feeling overwhelmed by managing your photography business’s finances? You’re not alone! Many photographers find keeping track of their numbers a daunting task. But don’t worry—my latest YouTube video is here to help! In this video, we dive into using QuickBooks as a photographer, an essential tool for streamlining your accounting and maximizing tax […]

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The True Cost of Not Paying Taxes as a Photographer

Sep 4, 2024

Benjamin Franklin said it best — in the world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.  You heard that right. Taxes are not something you can just ignore or push off until next year or until you have more time. This is something we, as individuals, have to do every single year. And, as a […]

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Communicate with Your Accountant to Save Money

Aug 27, 2024

Let’s talk about your yearly tax appointment. Do you go into it nervous or unprepared? Maybe you bring in every paper and number possible because you don’t know what information your accountant or CPA actually needs. Then your meeting lasts forever because you have to sift through every paper to find the number they need, […]

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Automate Your Bookkeeping: Spend Minutes, Not Hours Taming Your Finances

Aug 7, 2024

Does this sound like you in March every year? Maybe even April if you really push it off?  You’re anxiously flipping through hundreds of papers and receipts trying to find a specific expense. Or maybe it’s trying to go through your drives, trying to remember exactly where you went every day for the past year. […]

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15 Business Tax Category Breakdowns

A 2-Step Game Plan to Organize Your Tax Numbers

Jul 17, 2024

Tax season only happens once a year, so it can be really easy to spend a ton of time handling it all at once, and then forgetting about it until March or April comes back around the next year. To only worry about it when the deadline is approaching. But what if you could spend […]

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3 Tax Issues for New Photographers

Jul 10, 2024

Whether you started your business with the intention of starting a business, or you picked up a camera to satisfy an urge to create and somehow found yourself running a business —  as a photography business you’ve got to pay your taxes. Typically what that looks like is ignoring your taxes all year and then […]

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Understanding the Three Different Income Taxes

Jun 26, 2024

We were about halfway on our trip down south for vacation when we stopped for gas. Things were going great. Adalynn was doing amazing, and she was just starting to get hungry. Things were lining up better than we could have hoped for. ✅ Joel filled up the truck.  ✅ We ate breakfast on the […]

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What are Estimated Taxes?

May 8, 2024

Tell me I’m not the only one…. If you spread out a price into several payments instead of one payment, it somehow makes your brain feel like it isn’t quite as “big” of a hit to your bank account. For instance, seeing $1,000 could take your breath away, but four payments for $250 doesn’t seem […]

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Two Ways to Calculate Vehicle Expenses

Apr 17, 2024

It’s Valentine’s Day. We all get a little dressed up and hop into the car for a dinner out. It’s our first time celebrating as a family of three. We pull into the restaurant parking lot with our eyes set on a spot. Then all of a sudden… The entire car viciously drops and pops […]

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