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Ask the taxgirl: Paid Campaigns for Bloggers

17 February 2010

Taxpayer asks:
Can food bloggers write off ingredients from paid campaigns where advertisers paid them to create a recipe?
Taxgirl says:
As promised, this is the answer to the second part of a previous question.
The world of paid reviews can be tricky. In this post, I’m going to focus solely on the question that’s been asked. In a [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: When Is Blogging Income Earned?

12 February 2010

Taxpayer asks:
Thanks taxgirl for helping me out on this one! I have a couple of different ad and affiliate accounts for my blog. When I earn money, they bank it until I hit a certain dollar amount and then they make a deposit into my PayPal account. A few of them accumulated earnings in late [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Blogging Related Deductions

11 February 2010

Taxpayer asks:
Hi Kelly, I saw you speak at BlogHer in San Francisco and was hoping I’d see you again this year in Chicago. Since I didn’t see you, I thought I’d email you a question. I just wanted to know if you had any updates to your handout from the BlogHer seminar about [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Am I Blogging as a Business or a Hobbyist?

10 February 2010

Taxpayer asks:
I read your post about Mary Kay and I am still confused about hobbies. I own a bunch of blogs. I make money on some of them and I lose money on some of them. Does this make me a hobby?
Taxgirl says:
You’re right to be a little confused because this is not an [...]

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Blogging Wednesday

10 February 2010

It’s a snowy Wednesday here in Philly – we’re expecting over a foot by the end of the night. This comes hot on the heels of the snowstorm from this weekend. I know there’s some whining and moaning about it but I’ll go on record as saying that I love it. As [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Sleep and More

27 September 2009

Taxpayer asks:
I love your blog!
I’m a practicing attorney and also a mom, like you. I’ve been thinking about starting my own blog. After reading through your posts, I have two questions:
1) Do you sleep?
2) Do you write your own posts?
Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Taxgirl says:
*blushing* Thanks so much!
So, for your [...]

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Summer Slump: Finding Your Groove

14 July 2008

My daughter was invited to a birthday party today where she expected to swim – only the kids decided to go play a little wiffle ball first. For six and seven year olds, some of them were pretty hardcore ballplayers, even wearing their softball outfits to the park. Katie, standing in her glittery [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Affiliate Advertising, NY and Amazon

4 July 2008

Taxpayer asks:
Dear taxgirl,
I am confused. I saw your post about amazon.com and sales tax in New York. I live in New York. Do I have to collect sales tax now for amazon? What about my other affiliate sites? Help! I think I am doing something wrong.
Taxgirl says:
The post that [...]

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Sooo…. What Do You Want to Talk About at BlogHer?

4 July 2008

It’s a mere two weeks until BlogHer! I’m excited! I had a great conference call with my co-speakers (Sabrina Parsons and Linsey Krolik) this week, that is, until I got up while speaking – yeah, I was that excited about tax – and managed to unplug the phone (if you’re wondering who uses [...]

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IRS Considers Tax Exempt Status for Bloggers

1 April 2008

In a surprising move, the IRS has announced that it is considering exempting bloggers from paying income tax on money earned from blogging.
In its proposed regulations on the matter, the IRS pointed out that bloggers provide a valuable public service by making information available to the public for free. In some instances, this includes [...]

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