Klarinet Archive - Posting 000516.txt from 1998/02

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: It's tax time
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:08:04 -0500

On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:
>
> > I'm an professional musician and would like to know what other people do as
> > far as deductions. I have receipts of almost all of my expenses from last
> > year i.e. reeds, music, clarinet work, housing while on the road, audition
> > expenses etc. My question is is there any AFM pamphlet or web site that
> > has helpful information on how to claim these work related expenses?
> > Exactly what can you claim? What do other professionals do? If you start
> > adding up my work costs it comes out to a couple of thousand per year for
> > me to work.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > *********************************************************************
> > Daniel A. Paprocki
> >
> > Instructor of Clarinet & Music, Malone College
> > Adjunct Professor of Clarinet, Kent State University - Stark Campus
> >
> > dap@-----.net
> > **********************************************************************
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Then you need the Schedule A (for ordinary deductions), Schedule C (for
> non-employee income) (dammit, I just realized I need to order one of these
> 'cause the University sent me a 1099 for gigs -- anyway...to continue),
> and a Form 9126 (forgive me if I got the number wrong, I'm working from
> memory), which is described in the 1040 instructions as being specifically
> for performing artists who are employed by some entity. There are two
> versions of this form; I got the long form just in case.

I should have said, it's Form 2106 -- Employee Business Expense. In the
1040A instructions, it specifies that this form should be used by
performing artists.

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu