Annual Tax Mess Organizer for Writers, Artists, Self-Publishers & Craftspeople: Help for self-employed individuals who did not keep itemized income & expense records during the business year.

When April 15th gets close self-employed writers, artists and self-publishers all across the United States go into tax frenzy. These creative individuals are becoming unnecessarily stressed, forced to put their creativity on hold, while they deal with a disorganized pile of receipts and paperwork sitting between them and their tax return. This Annual Tax Mess Organizer for Writers, Artists, Self-Publishers and Craftspeople by KiKi Canniff explains how to get on top of that paperwork quickly, allowing you to satisfy the IRS and get back to work in four hours or less. No computer necessary. All you need to make the organizer work is a spiral notebook with lined paper, 25 large envelopes, an adding machine and an empty table or desk top. Step by step, this book walks you through the process of sorting your own receipts, teaching what you can and cannot deduct, and explaining what the IRS expects of the creative business person. When you're done, everything you need to have your taxes prepared will be in order. The examples in this Annual Tax Mess Organizer include a variety of difficult situations that writers, artists, craftspeople and self-publishers may find themselves in at tax time. It even makes inventory simple! For people who have always prepared their own personal tax return, there is even a chapter on how to fill out the small business Schedule C tax form. Self employment taxes, 1040 entries, and other deductions available to the independent contractor are also explained.