Is Concert Clothing Tax Deductible?
Question: Posted February 22, 2010 at 1:39 PM by Brittney Stanton Mr. Hunt, I’m a young musician filing taxes as an independent for the first time and could use your help. Can I deduct any of the...
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Original Question: Adam Franklin, Posted March 7, 2010 at 4:37 PM Hi, My wife works full time for an orchestra and receives all the benefits of such – predictable schedule, a contract for the year,...
View ArticleDepreciation of Musical Instruments
Original question:Linda Ayres, March 6, 2010 Dear Mr. Hunt, I’m an amateur musician. I don’t really earn any money playing the violin, but I play in a community orchestra that plays four or five...
View ArticleTax Time – Musician's Office in Home
Office in Home In our homes or apartments, musicians all have a room in which they practice or teach, but for that room to be considered a home office and deducted on our taxes, it must meet certain...
View ArticleTax Time–Musical Instruments and Depreciation
Musical Instruments When a musician buys an instrument or equipment that has a useful life of longer than one year, he or she can depreciate it over the tax life of the item—usually seven years. This...
View ArticleTax Time-1099s and W2s
Let’s assume that anyone reading this knows that the sum total of all the money an individual earns is called the gross. It is reported by your employer to the Federal Government in the form of a wage...
View ArticleOne Wow and One Uh-Oh
This letter appeared in Saturday’s Minneapolis StarTribune: As former music directors of the Minnesota Orchestra, we came to the state because we believe that it wants and deserves to have a...
View ArticleBeneficial Tax Treatment for Qualified Performing Artists
It’s tax time, so for the next few weeks the Editor’s Choice will feature tax related questions. William Hunt is our resident Polyphonic.org tax expert. Not only is he a superb violinist, he also has...
View ArticleDepreciation of Musical Instruments
It’s tax time, so here’s our second Editor’s Choice in this series of tax related articles. William Hunt is our resident Polyphonic.org tax expert. Not only is he a superb violinist, he also has an...
View ArticleMusicians and Home Office Tax Deductions
This is the last in our series, “Things a Musician Should Know about Taxes.” As usual, William Hunt is our resident Polyphonic.org tax expert. Not only is he a superb violinist, he also has an MBA in...
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