All W-2s and 1099s The amount of any other income not reported on a W-2 or 1099 You may list this on the same page as your business expenses 1095-A if you had health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Investment statements and bank interest statements Student loan interest statements or name of payee and amount Mortgage interest statement or amount Property tax amount (may be on the mortgage interest statement) Child care expenses (day care, after school care, summer day camp) Include name, address, and EIN/SS of provider If you don't have the EIN/SS of provider, just make a note that you don't have it A list of any charitable donations to 501(c)3 nonprofits if you will be itemizing your deductions (see this FAQ) Our Business Expenses Worksheet If you had income from a rental property or hosted on AirBnB, our Schedule E Worksheet Your tax returns for the past two years (unless we prepared them) A voided check or bank routing and account numbers for direct deposit of refunds and possible direct debit of payments.

Your preparer will send you a link to a secure folder, and you can upload scans or photos of your documents to the folder. Please make sure that photos of your documents are well-lit and not blurry! We need to be able to read the teeny-tiny numbers. And please name your documents before uploading them! We use Citrix ShareFile for secure document transfer. This is a highly regarded and highly encrypted system. However, if you prefer not to upload your documents, let your preparer know and make arrangements to drop-off or mail them.

For the 2020 tax year, the American Rescue Plan waived federal tax on up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits. This is not the case for 2021 or 2022. You must pay federal taxes on all of your unemployment benefits; however, you don't have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on this income as you do on wages. In PA and NJ, you do not need to pay state taxes on your unemployment benefits. In some other states, you may.

Please feel free to schedule an appointment with whomever suits you best. It’s great to keep continuity with your previous preparer, but we are all qualified tax preparers and share client files.

Unfortunately, the above-the-line $300 allowable charitable contribution deduction was only temporary, and does not apply to the 2022 tax year. Now, to take a charitable contribution deduction, you'll have to have itemized deductions if those deductions add up to more than the standard deduction - $12,950 for single taxpayers and married filing separately, $25,900 for married couples filing jointly, and $19,400 for heads of households.

We have always kept our prices much lower than most tax preparation services as a way of demonstrating our commitment to serving our arts community. But if your income falls below a certain level (for example if you are on Medicaid), please don’t hesitate to discuss your situation with your preparer. You are always welcome to offer a barter or pay in installments. Just ask your preparer. And if your taxes are simple, another option is to file them yourself. The IRS has a free online filing service that is relatively easy to use.

If you are self-employed or an independent contractor, you file a Schedule C in addition to the 1040 that everyone files. You deduct the expenses associated with your self-employment on this Schedule C. These are often referred to as your “business deductions.” Accurately calculating these deductions is one of the main services that we provide - we will work with you to find every possible legitimate expense to help reduce your tax burden. The “standard deduction” and “itemized deductions” are what most folks think of when they hear “deductions” and “taxes.” These are separate from your business deductions. Every taxpayer can take the standard deduction from their income. The standard deduction for 2022 is $12,950 for a single person, $25,900 for a married couple filing jointly, and $19,400 for heads of households. Because the standard deduction is now so high, “itemized deductions” are becoming more rare. However, if the sum of your medical expenses (exceeding 7.5% of your adjusted gross income), state, local and property taxes (up to $10,000), mortgage interest, and charitable contributions exceeds the standard deduction, you can itemize these deductions on a Schedule A and get a tax benefit. Unreimbursed employee expenses are no longer deductible on Schedule A, so all business deductions should go on your Schedule C.

If you are a first-time business tax payer in Philadelphia in 2022, you must be registered with the City. Here's how: Visit the Philadelphia Tax Center. Click “create a username and password” in the “new taxpayers” box on the lower middle of the page. Follow the prompts to create your username and password. Your entity classification is Individual/Sole Proprietor. You ID type is your SS# (even if you have an EIN) Even if you had your business is years prior to 2022, register your business as starting in 2022. You are registering to file Net Profits Tax and Business Income and Receipts Tax. Click "no" for Jump Start Philly eligible. If you are an artist, performer, writer, musician, your business code is 711510. Otherwise, search using key word. Everything else should be self-explanatory!

The IRS has announced that the $600 reporting threshold for third-party platforms, such as Venmo, Paypal, or Stripe, will NOT go into effect for the 2023 tax filing season (2022 tax year). We are waiting to find out if, for future years, you may receive a 1099-K from these payment platforms if you had more than $600 in business transactions - that is to say, a transaction that was tagged as "paying for a good or service" rather than "paying friends and family." This link on Venmo's website provides a good overview. If/when this happens, this income will be reported on your Schedule C. Personal transactions on payment platforms do not have to be reported as income. Remember, all self-employment income must be reported on your Schedule C, regardless of whether it's on a 1099-NEC or 1099-K.