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Quilting and Patchwork

November 18th, 2007

Quilters, Tax Time Is Coming!

The end of 2007 is approaching faster than most of us would like to think about.  Some of us don’t have any quilting/fabric art related items to declare on our taxes.  Others operate  quilting ventures as a business.  Either way… that means we must consider wrapping things up taxwise.
Kelly, at b5media’s Taxgirl, will be answering year […]

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September 27th, 2007

Tax Tips for Quilting, Fabric Art & Other Craft Businesses

Businesses often wonder what they can legally deduct as an expense on their taxes.  Some small business owners are completely unaware of many of the deductions. 
“What can businesses deduct?” Kelly Phillips Erb, from Taxgirl, says is one of the most frequent inquiries she receives.
Kelly has answered this in a guest post at Problogger, 46 Tax Deductions that […]

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September 1st, 2007

Quilting & Patchwork Mentioned on Domestik Goddess

Jen, at so you wanna be a Domestik Goddess? was so impressed with my daughter, Beth Mastin’s sun dyed fabric (mentioned in a previous Q & P post) that she referred to it in an article,  at her blog, Sun Prints on Fabric. 

Jen also researched and mentions a book and instructional web site where you can learn […]

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February 24th, 2007

Tax Tips from a Craft Business Owner That Also Apply to Quilters

Preparing taxes returns for a craft or quilt/fabric  business occupies us this time of year.  Some have already filed theirs, while others are wondering why they have to and what they need to do.  Tammy Powley, who writes b5media’s Jewelry & Beading blog, has written at least two posts about getting the information ready for […]

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January 20th, 2007

Quilters Pay Taxes, Too

Quilters, who earn income from their art, often don’t consider that they’re in business and that they must pay taxes in most situations.  If they receive a 1099 Misc Income form, then it might occur to them that they have to report something.  Even then I’ve heard some remark they didn’t realize they had to […]

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