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Actors, Singers, and Other Performing Artists Tax Check List

Continuing Education
  • Coaching & Lessons Expense
  • Dance Training
  • Music - Arrangements
  • Tapes, CDs, & Recordings
  • Training
  • Rents - Rehearsal Hall
  • Tickets - Performance Audit
  • Voice Training
  • Other: ______________________
Promotional Expenses
  • Audition Tapes & Videos
  • Business Cards
  • Film & Processing
  • Mailing Supplies - Envelopes, etc.
  • Photos - Professional
  • Resume' and Portfolio Expenses
  • Other: ______________________
Supplies & Expenses
  • Alterations/Repairs (costumes)
  • Cleaning (costume/wardrobe)
  • Costumes - Wardrobe (special)
  • Dues - Union & Professional
  • Gifts - Business ($25 per person limit)
  • Insurance - Equipment
  • Interest - Business Loans
  • Makeup - Cosmetics (special business)
  • Manicure - (special for hand inserts)
  • Meals - Business (enter 100% of cost)
  • Photocopy - Scripts, etc.
  • Postage & Office Supplies
  • Props, Stunt Supplies
  • Publications - Trade
  • Rents - Office, Storage, etc.
  • Rents - Equipment, Costumes, etc.
  • Repairs - Equipment
  • Secretarial
  • Commissions - Agent/Manager
  • Other: ______________________
Auto Travel (In miles)
  • Audition Travel
  • Business Meetings
  • Continuing Education
  • Job Searching
  • Out-Of-Town Business Trips
  • Purchasing Job Supplies & Materials
  • Professional Society Meetings
  • Parking Fees & Tolls ($)
  • Other: ______________________
Travel - Out of Town
  • Airfare
  • Car Rental
  • Parking
  • Taxi, Train, Bus & Subway
  • Lodging (do not combine with meals)
  • Meals (do not combine with lodging)
  • Laundry and Porter
  • Bridge & Highway Tolls
  • Telephone Calls (including home)
  • Other: ______________________
Telephone Costs
  • Cellular Calls
  • FAX Transmissions
  • On-Line Services
  • Paging Service
  • Pay Phone and Toll Calls
  • Other: ______________________
Equipment Purchases
  • Answering Machine
  • Amplifiers
  • Audio Systems
  • Musical Instruments
  • Pager and Recorder
  • Software
  • Speaker Systems
  • Computer & Printer
  • Tools
  • Other: ______________________

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