I have a question for you. What is your favorite course, conference, or piece of education you learned from in 2023?  In this industry, things are ALWAYS changing, and so I never want to stop learning. I would love to hear your favorites in case it is something I haven’t taken/could be helpful for my […]

Last week, I attended the incredible Creative Educator Conference in Texas. If you’re new around here and haven’t see any of my previous tax write-off videos for photographers, click here for more. Although it was freezing cold outside, the content in the conference was on fire. My hand kept cramping from all the notes I […]

We all know sales tax. It’s a common thing we have to pay for both goods and services. However, we, as business owners, have a different relationship with sales tax. The sales tax we are required to charge is not ours. At some point, we have to pay it to the government (weekly, quarterly, monthly) […]

You are at a photography conference and stop to grab lunch one of the days, and the waitress asks if you would like a receipt. Initially, you might think, nah, it’s only a little bit of money. It’s just lunch. But doing that would actually hurt you when it comes to tax write-offs. Yep, you […]

Second shooters are a common term in the wedding photography industry, but knowing how to file their pay for taxes is not as common. Today we are going to go over how to correctly file second shooter pay for taxes A second shooter is a photographer that joins you on a wedding day to help […]

3 ways to prepare for tax season The dreaded time is upon us! Tax season! The time when you thought you had everything in your business running smoothly; but then you start to second guess it all when your accountant asks for your numbers. I know that feeling, and I have been right where you […]