Deliver Your Best Work with this Magic Tip

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Today, I’m sharing one of my best tips for providing great work and the importance of setting clear expectations and an open line of communication when working with clients. 

Join me in this episode as I go over how you can create a great working relationship for both you and your clients and how you can set clear expectations and boundaries with your clients. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

• Why it’s so important to communicate boundaries and expectations 7:18

• How parenting helped me set expectations better in my job 12:14

• Setting client expectations for time based services 14:49

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3 Tips for Easier Taxes

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Today, I’m sharing my 3 quick and easy tips to make taxes easier for you as an entrepreneur.  

Join me in this episode to learn how you can eliminate stress around filing your taxes and make sure you get the most out of your income. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

• Where you need to focus your energy and attention on 5:35

• Customizing your bookkeeping 10:45

• Working with softwares and what you need to know 13:27

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Fostering democracy in the art world: an interview on the Not Real Art podcast

In this episode, Hannah debunks the myth that artists are no good with numbers and shares some practical advice to help us impart our own ‘freaky flavor’ into our businesses while also taking money-making seriously. You’ll also gain some insight into her journey from punk-rock-loving anticapitalist to creative tax specialist and what she learned about the art world and her own practice along the way, plus so much more!

In all of my talks, I always end with an appreciation for what artists do in the world, which is [that] we are the empathy builders. We are the people bridging divides and showing the less creative part of the population that a better world is possible. I think it can be really hard when you are an artist. I want all artists to take the making-money part more seriously, treat themselves like they deserve it, and not think of all money as evil and all people with money as evil, because those are attitudes that shoot you in the foot. They stop you from having any financial security.

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ReverseCyclopedia Podcast - They Have A Word For That: Felony

So don't buy that old economics bulls**t that money is neutral.

I did a super fun COMEDY podcast about taxes (weird, right? But it's true) for the new pod ReverseCyclopedia.

We talk about money weirdness, tax misconceptions, and how I'm 95% Sunlight and 5% Dominatrix.

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Startist Interview: Profit Motive, Marketing, and Tax Tips for Artists

Is your art a business or a hobby?

Hannah talks with Laura Griffin and Nikki May of Startist Society about her roots as an artist and about establishing a profit motive for your art business. She chats about empowerment for artists and how she got started in accounting after some bad experiences she had as an artist.

What should you use to track expenses? How and what expenses are deductible? Can donated artwork be deducted? Do I need to collect sales tax? Find out the answers in this podcast interview relevant to creative freelancers in the US.

Hannah discusses what things in nature and the outside world inspire her as an artist and how to slow down to look at things that most people don’t notice. How does she choose what she paints in her art practice?

They talk about using your left brain vs. right brain and balancing art and your business practice. Hannah goes into depth about how to show the IRS that your art is a business and not a hobby. They discuss how to show a profit motive through your activities and record-keeping—even if your business is not yet generating a profit.

Hannah gives specific information about tracking business expenses and receipts with examples that pertain to creative people. She also discusses how LLCs are legal and not a tax entities. They explore how to prevent tax audits and common deductible expenses, including details about mileage, business meals, donations, etc.

Money Bootcamp is an annual membership for creators to get you set up right and tracking all the right things without wasting your time. You'll have more time for creative pursuits when you stop worrying about your finances and money.