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    Ebook Publishing And Taxes
    Ebook Publishing And Taxes
    Ebook Publishing And Taxes
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    Ebook Publishing And Taxes

    By Bradley Hall

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    Questions this book helps answer: What's a Schedule C? Sole Proprietorship? Self-Employment Tax? What kind of expenses can I deduct from my business of writing and publishing books? Is this a hobby or a business? What's a 1099-MISC? And more...

    If you're reading this, it means that you either have, or will, publish a book or ebook with one of the various publishing entities. Congratulations. I hope your books sell well!

    Now, what happens when your books are purchased by a reader? Well, follow me and we'll head down that path together...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBradley Hall
    Release dateOct 6, 2014
    ISBN9781311211651
    Ebook Publishing And Taxes
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    Bradley Hall

    Bradley Hall lives in Jacksonville, Florida and is an educator, writer, and historian.

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      Ebook Publishing And Taxes - Bradley Hall

      Ebook Publishing And Taxes

      By Bradley Hall

      Copyright 2014

      Defenestration Press

      ISBN: 9781311211651

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Preamble

      First, this book assumes you are a US-based writer and self-publisher of ebooks or Print-On-Demand print books on one or more of the various publishing formats. This book should also not be construed as tax advice, while it points you in the right direction, any questions you may have should be handled by your tax advisor. Also, while this book will have images of various schedules and forms, you should not copy these forms and fill them out for sending to the IRS. If you need forms, please find them on the IRS website (www.irs.gov).

      Further, this book assumes that writing and publishing is something you do in your spare time, that you have a job that pays the bills and that while you hope that one day your writing will pay the bills. Now, this is not to say there is nothing of use in here for people who already pay the bills with their writing.

      Questions this book helps answer: What's a Schedule C? Sole Proprietorship? Self-Employment Tax? What kind of expenses can I deduct from my business of writing and publishing books? Is this a hobby or a business? What's a 1099-MISC? And more...

      Table of Contents

      Preamble

      Opening

      The Schedule C

      Schedule C Part One

      Schedule C Part Two

      Schedule C-EZ

      Schedule SE

      Is it a hobby or a business?

      Home Office Deduction and Simplified Home Office

      Further Reading

      Thank You

      Opening

      If you're reading this, it means that you either have, or will, publish a book or ebook with one of the various publishing entities. Congratulations. I hope your books sell well!

      Now, what happens when your books are purchased by a reader? Well, follow me and we'll head down that path together...

      When you first signed up for each of the various sites where you will sell your books, among other pieces of information, you gave them your real name, address, social security number, bank account number, and so on. The reason for this is for tax purposes. Every year you sell books, these sites keep track of how

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