Kirjahaku

Death and taxes: certainties, as Ben Franklin said. And taxes keep getting more complicated. New writers, artists, and craftsmen desire to derive all or part of their income from "expression activities" like writing, performing, or another art or craft. These people have special requirements when it comes to understanding how federal taxes apply to them. At last, this amusing how-to book provides "freelancers of expression" with information necessary to get the most out of unique tax situations, from how to determine if their activity is "for profit", to recordkeeping, to filing, to appealing determinations. Walt, a retired Enrolled Agent, worked for the IRS over 30 years, mostly as an Appeals Officer and manager in Appeals. Now he passes on expert insider advice to the writers and artisans who want to turn their hobbies into careers, or just learn the best strategies for managing their freelancing activities as they express themselves, making their crafts less taxing.

JEFF MITCHELL, a hardworking Midwesterner, loves his life. It's true that he's working the same job he's had since high school; his four children challenge his patience constantly, and he can never seem to financially provide the life for his family that they deserve. But through it all he has his wife, Denise, whom he's still madly in love with after twenty years of marriage, and he has his Catholic faith. But Jeff stands to lose all that he cares for on the day his wife, without warning or explanation, serves him with divorce papers and a restraining order.First shocked, then hurt, then angry, Jeff resolves to uncover the reasons for his wife's inexplicable actions. With the help of his divorce attorney; his best friend, Harry; and his oldest daughter, Julie, Jeff learns that Denise has fallen in love with another man, Paul Somer. More devastating than that is the revelation that Somer is a polygamist. When allegations of child abuse within Somer's cult arise, Jeff and Julie begin to not only fear for Denise, but for Jeff's youngest daughter, Eva.