When we set up Writers Tax our aim was to create a firm of accountants that focused on meeting the accounting and tax needs of professional writers. Whilst we believed there was a real demand for a firm of accountants that really understood the tax issues faced by authors when Read more…
We’re delighted to have been asked to contribute to the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2022 – the number 1 resource for all writers and artists. We’ve written a whole new section for the book titled – Managing your Finances: a guide for writers. It’s a real honour to be included Read more…
Claiming for expenses can help to bring your tax bill down so it’s worth looking at what you can claim… for your looks. Author Bio Photo After you’ve spent hours carefully crafting your bio you’ll want a photo too. The cost of getting this done by a professional photographer would Read more…
What does “Tax Deductible” mean? The answer seems poke-in-the-eye obvious. Spend money on stuff and you can deduct what you’ve spent from your tax bill. Right? Wrong. Tax deductible means you can deduct it from the amount you’ve earned before working out how much tax you owe. For example, Theo Read more…
Olivia is an author in her spare time and has written her first book. She’s thrilled that she’s been offered a publishing deal to pay her an advance of £50,000. Then she discovers that the £50,000 will be added to her income for the year. As she already has a good income from Read more…
The 20/21 tax year has been a difficult year financially for many due to the pandemic and you may have had unexpected changes to your household income. If you haven’t been claiming Child Benefit payments, it’s worth checking whether you would have been entitled to Child Benefit payments for 20/21. Read more…
Many of our self published authors get the majority of their income from Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). From a VAT perspective this is treated as a business-to-business sale and takes place where the customer (KDP) is based. It is outside the scope of UK VAT and therefore there is no Read more…
One of the early tax breaks to help businesses dealing with coronavirus was the ability to defer VAT due due in the period 20 March 2020 to 30 June 2020. In practice that means the VAT returns for February, March or April 2020. This VAT was only ever deferred and Read more…
The tax man isn’t always Scrooge when it comes to celebrating Christmas provided you’re running a limited company. Your company can pay for a Christmas party for your employees (including you if you are a director) for up to £150 per head. Here are some conditions: The £150 is not Read more…
The Government has announced two further grants to support the self employed during Coronavirus. To qualify self employed individuals or members of a partnership must: have been previously eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme first and second grant (although they do not have to have claimed the previous grants) Read more…