MONEY SMARTS for VISUAL ARTISTS (PART A): BUSINESS ACCOUNTING BASICS MADE EASY!

MONEY SMARTS FOR VISUAL ARTISTS (PART A)- BUSINESS ACCOUNTING BASICS MADE EASY!

Visual artists in a home based business or rented art studio will benefit from this eBook about the business side of accounting and taxation, enabling you the artist to save money and time and still get all you deserve, while keeping on the good side of the taxman. The eBook deals with general info that all artists need to proceed to DIY with or without advice from an accountant.

Disclosure: This eBook is written based on Canadian law. However most of it will also apply to the USA (I recommend a side of advice from your accountant to complement and/or clarify as needed.)

We cover questions like: “If my accountant makes an error, how would I find it, and am I legally liable for his errors?“ (Yes, you are liable and we explain why and exactly how to find the errors.)

Part A covers: Getting Started
1. Keeping good records : how and why
2. To Incorporate or not
3. Personal vs. business expenses
4. Software for Accounting and Taxes
5. How To Find Errors
6. To Use an Accountant or Not: The “when, why and if”

This is the first eBook of a series of three. The concept came from considering what I could do to help artists by filling in the gaps with what they need to know but don’t usually have a chance to learn .The info is from an artist’s point of view and in plain English, NOT in account-speak or legalese. The series evolved from several workshops I have given to local visual artists tailored to their specific needs.
Many myths and common assumptions are debunked. Visual artists have many issues and specific needs that are unique to them and do not apply to other types of businesses.

Who should buy this eBook? Does one of the following describe you?
1. You are a Professional visual artist in any media (such as painting, photo-based art, sculpture, fibre, fine crafts, etc.), whether emerging, mid-career or established ...or..
2. You are considering making the big leap from being a hobbyist to being a professional fine artist and you want to get off on the right foot ..or..
3. You are a Self-employed graphic designer, illustrator or other category of commercial artist.

Frankly if I had had the benefit of the content of this eBook back decades ago, I could have saved myself so very much time, money, and hassle. I’ve learned all this stuff the long hard way. You can now learn the easy way by leaning on me.

Why would I dare to write such a book? It turns out that I have a unique background for writing this eBook:
In a nutshell: Professional visual artist five decades; art teacher many years; public speaker at National Gallery of Canada several years; professional photographer four decades, including for National Museums. Most pertinent: Financial Planner several years; accounting courses and own accounting four decades; successful audit.

Although this eBook is published through Kindle for Amazon, you do not need a Kindle reader to view it. It is formatted in such a way that it is accessible on any computer, and tablet and any smart phone !

Don’t wait, get your copy of this first volume of “Money Smarts for Visual Artists”!