Friday Tip

Dear Constant Reader,

It’s a new year and it’s going to be tax time soon. That alone sucks, but are you also scrambling to get your information together? Here’s your tip:

Set up a system to record your burlesque-related income and expenses.

Whether you use accounting software, a spreadsheet, or a notebook, that’s up to what works best for you. Also, the schedule is up to you — maybe you want to record items immediately or maybe once a month is bookkeeping day. Just don’t leave it all until the last minute. Start now and future you will thank past you for making it easy.

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Friday Tip!

Dear Constant Reader,

Continuing on the theme of New Year, New Habit, here’s your tip:

Scan your receipts.

You keep your burlesque-related receipts, right? So you can take your business expenses off your taxes? All that paper really clutters a place up, so scan them. If you fear an audit, the IRS has been accepting electronic proof for almost 20 years (Rev. Proc. 97-22).

When I have a business expense, I plug the info into my spreadsheet, scan the receipt, and save it to my computer *and* back it up to my Google drive. Then shred those babies.

M2

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