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Tax Deductions for Photographers

October 4, 2026October 3, 2026 by Daniel Brooks

Tax deductions for photographers cover almost everything your business needs: cameras, lenses, lighting, editing software, studio space, travel and marketing. If you shoot as a freelancer, you report these costs on Schedule C. As a result, every dollar you deduct lowers both your income tax and your 15.3% self-employment tax. The rule behind every deduction … Read more

Tax Deductions for Freelance Graphic Designers

October 30, 2026October 2, 2026 by Daniel Brooks

Tax deductions for graphic designers: a fan of color swatches labeled Adobe CC, fonts, drawing tablet, stock assets and home studio next to a pen tool curve

Design is a tool-heavy profession. A powerful computer, a color-accurate monitor, a drawing tablet, Adobe Creative Cloud, fonts and stock assets can easily cost several thousand dollars a year. Fortunately, almost all of these are tax deductions for graphic designers who work for themselves. However, many freelancers only claim the obvious ones, such as their … Read more