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Bookkeeping - Important for a Quilting Business

by Mary Emma Allen on January 16th, 2007

Many quiltmakers and fabric artists have turned their hobby into an income producing business.  It’s important that they develop a bookkeeping system for income and expenses.  If they’ve developed a business large enough that they have employees, there are other bookkeeping matters to consider.

The post about bookkeeping at my blog, HomeBizNotes, will give you a place to start with this topic. ( If you have employees, you may be interested in the post on minimum wage.)

Some of these topics seem far afield from quiltmaking and artistic creations.  However, if you have developed a business, whether small or larger, you must be concerned about keeping good records. 

          Make Money Quilting

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2 opinions for Bookkeeping - Important for a Quilting Business

  • William
    Jan 18, 2007 at 10:05 am

    One thing I’ve heard, and maybe it’s a myth is that selling quilts and candles are tax exempt because they are crafts. The owner of a candle supply store told me this. Any idea?

  • Mary Emma Allen
    Jan 20, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    William,
    I always had to pay taxes on any income I earned when I operated a quiltmaking business. I haven’t heard that any crafts were tax exempt. This may vary from state to state though. Maybe, in the candle supply store, they were exempt from sales tax on candles. Would this be the case?

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