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Creative Study: Everything Artists Need to Know About Filing Taxes in 2025!

Are you ready for this year’s tax deadline on April 15, 2025? Join us Thursday March 13th from 5-6:30 PM ET for an in-depth presentation and Q&A by tax expert Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax. She’ll get you ready for the upcoming tax deadline by answering all of your tax-related questions whether you are freelance, W-2’d, or a combination of the two. Based on her years of experience working with creative individuals and being an artist herself, she understands the unique circumstances surrounding creatives’ taxable income, budgets, expenses, Schedule Cs, and yearly versus quarterly filings.

During this 90-minute interactive webinar, she will translate the basic tax equation, explain self-employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, and discuss adjusting your estimated tax payments. Whatever is stressing you out is fair game for questions. While her answers will not constitute tax advice, she will provide recommendations and best practices to the group. A question and answer period will be open to all in attendance.

Registration LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4hGGtsomQNinwu-07_IFog 

Baxter St is thrilled to partner with CreativeStudy on a year-long series of interactive webinars designed specifically for artists and arts workers. The programs will focus on taxes, intellectual property, working with commercial galleries, and pitching your work for support. The series is possible through the cooperation and collaboration of 11 partnering organizations who joined forces to share professional education resources with all of you! Artists and creatives from all disciplines are welcome to ask questions and engage the speakers in discussion. This coalition includes: 3Arts, Artadia, Baxter St at CCNY, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, The Laundromat Project, Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Project for Empty Space, Jerome Foundation, Queer|Art, Trellis Art Fund, and YoungArts.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Hannah Cole (she/her) is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative people and their businesses. Though she’s worked at tax firms in New York, she loves bringing her tax skills to the aid of the creative world. Her passion for helping creative businesses began when she was an Account Executive and Interactive Producer for a New York interactive design agency, where she saw the struggles and triumphs from the inside. As a long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history, Hannah finds the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses to be both relevant and personal. She is an Enrolled Agent and the founder of Sunlight Tax.

About CreativeStudy

CreativeStudy is a resource designed to help you navigate the business that’s crucial to successful creative careers. Our speakers explain the ecosystem of funding, finance, law, and more in a way that’s approachable, non-judgmental, and applicable to creatives and freelancers who often find themselves torn between producing their work and managing the business side of their careers. Our mission is to provide an inclusive platform where a diverse group of artists, freelancers, and creative professionals learn tangible skills, are directed to relevant resources, explore options for sustainability at all stages in their careers, and feel the support of a diverse community.