It's been a longtime goal of mine to pursue a Master's degree, and it took the global pandemic of 2020/2021 (and ongoing) to give me the push in the right direction.
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Is licensing the enemy? Or are other photographers?
For the second time in about six months, I've had to explain to new clients why they can't just "have the images" and "use them however they want."
Read MoreTaxes... still with me?
At the end of the year, to help your clients, send them a nice note letting them know if they are required to report any payments they made by check to you, totaling over $600 for the year. If it's a mixed bag of check and credit card transactions, do the math for them and be nice about it. Let them know that they are not to report all of the credit card transactions they made on a 1099-NEC. If they tell you, "We have to report it," now would be an excellent time to educate them a bit more. Inform them about the hassle this will cause and the costs you might incur to remedy this with the IRS later.
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