Tax Deductible Expenses for Artists
Artists: Use this list to help organize your art tax preparation.
This is a basic list of typical expenses incurred by artists. You may have others.
- Studio rent
- Art supplies
- Telephone/internet
- Cabs, subways, buses
- Book, magazines, reference material
- Copying, printing
- Office supplies
- Promotion
- Film & processing
- Gas and electric
- Memberships (museums, professional organizations)
- Messengers, private mail carriers, postage
- Hanging fees, entry fees, framing
- Business insurance
- Tax preparation, legal fees
- Travel
- Business meals and entertainment
- Business gifts
- Equipment and software
- Cultural events/ museum entrance fees