Comments on: The 7 Common Tax Mistakes Made By Photographers http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/ Daily discussion of photography business issues & photography websites. Marketing and sales tips for smart photographers, plus a dose of inspiration from the PhotoShelter team. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Rod http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-906764 Rod Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:56:57 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-906764 Thank you so much for posting this information. I just moved to California and the tax rules for self-employment are a bit different since here so I had to make a lot of adjustments. This really helped clear the fog! Thank you so much for posting this information. I just moved to California and the tax rules for self-employment are a bit different since here so I had to make a lot of adjustments. This really helped clear the fog!

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]]> By: fred jones http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-376645 fred jones Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:53:16 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-376645 Charge $10 for the disk with sales tax. Services for Photography (Labor) is the main part of the bill. This way you don't have to charge sales tax on your entire invoice. Charge $10 for the disk with sales tax. Services for Photography (Labor) is the main part of the bill. This way you don’t have to charge sales tax on your entire invoice.

]]> By: NY Central Photography http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-345474 NY Central Photography Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:57:24 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-345474 New York State ? If I charge a sitting fee- That is NOT sales taxable? ? If I charge a Print Order Fee where I charge a certain fee to order whatever size photo digitally through the internet and delivered from that company (me being the middle man) directly to the customer, do I collect and charge sales tax on my fee as well as photograph charge? i.e.. I charge an order fee of $50 for me to place the order of an 8x10 photo from a company where I pay $10 for the 8x10 photo. I pay the sales tax on the 8x10 when I order it. Do I have to collect / pay sales tax on the $50.00, on the $10, or how do I figure that. If I keep everything digital, do I have to pay sales tax at all- and do I need to bother with a sales tax number? Right now I am just wanting to start out and would like to start out right, but NOT over pay or have a bunch of needless paperwork. With that said, I do want to have everything on the up and up - no issues down the road. What if I charged a sitting fee and gave a FREE CD of jpeg files? The way I see from above I would have to charge Sales tax on the sitting fee if I did it that way- am I correct? Help?!? Want to start out right! NY Central Photography New York State

? If I charge a sitting fee- That is NOT sales taxable?
? If I charge a Print Order Fee where I charge a certain fee to order whatever size photo digitally through the internet and delivered from that company (me being the middle man) directly to the customer, do I collect and charge sales tax on my fee as well as photograph charge? i.e..

I charge an order fee of $50 for me to place the order of an 8×10 photo from a company where I pay $10 for the 8×10 photo. I pay the sales tax on the 8×10 when I order it. Do I have to collect / pay sales tax on the $50.00, on the $10, or how do I figure that. If I keep everything digital, do I have to pay sales tax at all- and do I need to bother with a sales tax number?

Right now I am just wanting to start out and would like to start out right, but NOT over pay or have a bunch of needless paperwork. With that said, I do want to have everything on the up and up – no issues down the road. What if I charged a sitting fee and gave a FREE CD of jpeg files? The way I see from above I would have to charge Sales tax on the sitting fee if I did it that way- am I correct?

Help?!? Want to start out right!

NY Central Photography

]]> By: Maggie http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-274886 Maggie Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:17:21 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-274886 In Illinois, there is a 10% rule on sales taxes in which you only charge 10% of the sales tax amount. So say you are selling a print for $100. You multiply it by .095% (9.5% or current sales tax rate), and divide it by 10. So for a $100 product, the sales tax being charged to your client should be 95 cents. It is in the Illinois Sales Tax Manual. Those that live in another state, check with your CPA and make sure they know the rules for your state. A lot of CPA's don't know the rules for photography sales taxes so you might want to do your homework. In Illinois, there is a 10% rule on sales taxes in which you only charge 10% of the sales tax amount. So say you are selling a print for $100. You multiply it by .095% (9.5% or current sales tax rate), and divide it by 10. So for a $100 product, the sales tax being charged to your client should be 95 cents. It is in the Illinois Sales Tax Manual. Those that live in another state, check with your CPA and make sure they know the rules for your state. A lot of CPA’s don’t know the rules for photography sales taxes so you might want to do your homework.

]]> By: Lauren Margolis http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-149747 Lauren Margolis Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:21:13 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/03/the-7-common-tax-mistakes-made-by-photographers/#comment-149747 @Erin PhotoShelter gives you the ability for people to charge your clients tax, based on state or country if you need to, but you should always check with a tax professional for answers on what you "should" be doing, especially in terms of who you would pay that tax to. @Erin PhotoShelter gives you the ability for people to charge your clients tax, based on state or country if you need to, but you should always check with a tax professional for answers on what you “should” be doing, especially in terms of who you would pay that tax to.

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