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Paying Taxes on Craft Show Sales
by Natalie Goyette
At the end of the year, you are going to tally all of the revenue you have made and
then subtract all of the expenses - this should give you a fairly accurate amount as a net
income from your craft show business. This is going to be the amount that you will pay tax on.
So, what can you do to limit the amount of tax you pay on your craft show business?
Here are three tips you can use:
Keep track of ALL expenses - Everything from the lunch you had to purchase at a craft
show to the fees for running a website - if it is related to your business, then you need
to make sure you include it as an expense of running the business. By being diligent with
the receipts you save, you can reduce your taxes a great deal at the end of the year.
Hire a tax professional - It might cost you a few dollars to hire someone to do your
taxes, but it sure beats having to do them on your own. Tax pros know most of the ins and
outs of the taxation business and therefore they can really help you with ways you can
save on your taxes. They may suggest different methods of sheltering your money or
deferring money made from craft shows - all in order to help you save money that you would
otherwise have to pay to the tax man.
Make donations, contributions, etc - Put money away into a retirement savings plan;
give money to the Heart and Stroke Foundation during the year - anything! All of these
things give you that added tax advantage, and they allow you to either build for the
future, or help a good cause. Talk with your tax professional or financial plan about how
you can take advantage of these opportunities.
If your crafts are big sellers on the craft show circuit and you have a great profit
margin built into your crafts, there is a good chance that you are going to make a nice
profit at the end of the year. That's the part you will have to pay taxes on - and it is
just a part of doing business.
One last tip: I would advise setting aside some of the wonderful profit you are making
every year to pay when tax time arrives. You don't want to have to try and come up with
the money on the spur of the moment - it's just easier to take it off the top of the
profit and make the payment when you need to!
Natalie Goyette shows you how to make your craft show business profitable in
her best selling ebook: Craft Show Success Secrets. Visit her site:
www.craftshowsuccess.com
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