personal hell

by | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized | 6 comments



i’m very proud to be a self employed artist. 6 yrs out of grad school and i’m finally getting out of the red and into the black (with a redish tinge). but i hate tax season. while my husband has 3 pieces of paper to give to the tax man i spend days sorting and adding and cursing and sometimes crying. but it’s one of the prices you pay to do what you love, or so i try to tell myself…

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  1. Tracey Broome
    Tracey Broome on April 21, 2011 at 12:00 am

    The worst part for me was seeing the total earnings at the end, pathetic!
    I feel your pain 🙂

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  2. cookingwithgas
    cookingwithgas on April 21, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Oh Girl one word quicken- saves my life at the end of the year.

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  3. Anonymous
    Anonymous on April 21, 2011 at 2:13 am

    You could sell those awesome pictures of your tax table to the tax office. Charge them whatever you owe. Or they can double your return. Weee!

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  4. Ben Carter
    Ben Carter on April 21, 2011 at 3:13 am

    I am right there with you. I filed an extension and I'm still sorting it all out. Good luck.

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  5. Lori Buff
    Lori Buff on April 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    Don't you wish it was just about making art.

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  6. Carole Epp
    Carole Epp on April 21, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    total earnings at the end..sigh. i still haven't gotten that far, mainly out of fear. i feel like i should post that as my status update once i know it. for all those people who say wow you're a hard worker. let them see what all those endless hours actually pay : )
    what scares me is that i used to do all the admin and financials for a non-profile arts organization. i know better, i should have a system but i revolt and pay the price at the end of the year.
    good luck with it all everyone!

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