Finance 101 for Your Craft
Business
Jennifer Dunn, Outright
Agenda
• Quick Overview of Annual Taxes
• Tax changes for crafters… and what to do about it!
• Minimizing your Taxes
• Expenses & Costs of Goods Sold
• Deductions: Common deductions taken by crafters
• Tips for using Outright’s free version
For the purposes of this presentation, we are assuming you are a sole proprietor or LLC
Disclaimer (Our lawyers made us do it)
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Annual Income Taxes
Income Tax Filing is due April 15th
(if you file for a tax extension, your tax filing is due 10/15/12)
When do you pay your income tax?
Estimated Taxes = 1/4th of your annual income tax
Due Dates (2012):
• Jan 17
• Apr 17
• June 15
• Sept 17
“Quarterly Estimated taxes” are just
your annual income taxes paid
quarterly.
What’s changing for crafters?
1099-K!
The 1099-K is a form that your CC processor
sends to you and to the IRS to report your
revenue
Who gets a 1099-K?
• 1099-K’s sent between 1/25-1/31
• You got one this year if your 2011 sales met or
exceeded:
• $20,000 or more in sales AND
• 200 or more items sold
Notes:
• All sales through one processor count towards limits
All of these were included in the total!
• Shipping revenue
• Sales tax collected
• Fraudulent payments received
• Sales that were returned
What do I do with my 1099-K?
• Reconcile… make
sure it’s right
• Expenses… lower
your taxes
• Deductions… lower
your taxes
• Double Check…
your gross receipts
REDD It!
REDD
Reconcile
REDD
Expenses
REDD
Deductions
• Make sure that you are taking all of the non-cash
deductions you can
• Let’s talk about common deductions for crafters
REDD
Cost of Goods Sold
Things that go into
making the items you sell
(More info: http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2010/tax-tips-thecost-of-goods-sold/)
REDD
Home Office Deduction
Write off a percentage of your mortgage
payment or rent and utilities
• Follow the IRS rules, like
“exclusively and
regularly”
• Take a picture of your
home office
REDD
Contribute to Retirement
• Retirement plans aren’t just for “big
company” employees
– Individual 401(K)
– SEP IRA
• Both allow you to defer your profits (and
taxes) until retirement
REDD
Mileage
• Tracking Mileage:
– Download Mile Bug for your smart phone
– Track your odometer at the start and end of business
trips… and start and end of the year
• Choose one:
– Deduct $0.55+1/2 cents per mile driven for business
OR (not and)
– Actual vehicle expenses (gas, maintenance, repairs),
based on percentage of annual mileage used for
business
REDD
Double Check
Double check that amount on
Schedule C Line 1d matches or
exceeds your 1099-K reported
sales (Box 1)
Tips for using Outright’s free version
Outright.com/Etsy
Link Your Etsy Account
• Secure, Read-only connection
• Outright imports and organizes your transactions
XYZ
Sellers
XYZ
Sellers
$59,418.25
$8,434.21
Etsy Account
$51,453.42
$51,453.42
$51,453.42
XYZ Sellers
01/03/2012
Steven Aldrich
01/01/2012
Steven Aldrich
01/01/2012
Mike Henderson
01/01/2012
Mike Henderson
$51,453.42
XYZ Sellers
01/03/2012
Steven
Aldrich
Steven Aldrich
Steven Aldrich
01/01/2012
Steven Aldrich
01/01/2012
Mike Henderson
Mike Henderson
01/01/2012
Mike Henderson
Mike Henderson
$51,453.42
XYZ Sellers
$51,453.42
PayPal
PayPal Fees
PayPal
PayPal Fees
USPS
Shipping
Etsy
Etsy Fees
PayPal
PayPal Fees
Etsy
Etsy Fees
Etsy
Etsy Fees
$5.65
XYZ Sellers
XYZ Sellers
$51,453.42
$51,453.42
Etsy Fees
USPS
$5.65
Etsy
PayPal
PayPal Fees
Etsy
Etsy Fees
XYZ Sellers
$51,453.42
XYZ
Sellers
XYZ
Sellers
$51,453.42
$51,453.42
Cost of Goods Sold $3,512.47
Etsy Fees $1,522.49
XYZ
XYZSellers
Sellers
$51,453.42
$51,453.42
XYZ Sellers
$51,453.42
$508.38
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Final Note: Sales Tax 101
• Must have “nexus” in a state to charge sales tax (for now)
• Your state may require a sales tax or seller’s permit if you sell
physical goods
• Learn your state’s sales tax system
- Different tax rates
- Some are complicated and require you to pay
based on the buyer’s tax rate
• More Info: http://outright.com/blog/the-simple-but-sweet-guide-tocharging-sales-tax/
• Sales tax part of Outright Plus after September 2012
Thank You!
Questions?
Contact us at:
jennifer@socialstreetmedia.com
lauram@outright.com
support@outright.com