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As a writer, there are many things that can be claimed as expenses if they help you to generate income (or try to generate income). Postage is one, but my question is specifically this: Can you cl...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:37:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
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freginold
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2019-12-08T07:37:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
As a writer, there are many things that can be claimed as expenses if they help you to generate income (or try to generate income). Postage is one, but my question is specifically this: **Can you claim postage as an expense if you are submitting to a non-paying market?** There are many reasons you'd want to submit work to a magazine or website that doesn't pay for accepted work: exposure, a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue, a chance to promote another work (such as a book you just released), etc. All of those activities can lead toward more income, even though the publication itself won't earn you any money. Does anyone know how the IRS looks at those sort of expenses?
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System
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2018-01-01T18:36:54Z (almost 7 years ago)
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