The Tax & Money Library
Artist Tax & Money Guides
The money education nobody hands you on the way in. Plain-English guides on how independent artists actually get taxed — written for artists, not accountants. Every fact is pulled straight from the IRS and cited, then reviewed by a vetted CPA with 30+ years working with artists.
Your Music Is a Business
How you’re actually taxed — self-employment tax, the forms, hobby vs. business.
$39
Write It Off
The deductions artists miss — gear, studio, travel, home studio — and the records that make them stick.
$39
Don’t Get the Surprise Bill
Quarterly taxes, the safe harbor, the due dates — never take the April gut-punch again.
$39
LLC, S-Corp, or Loan-Out?
How to structure your music business — and what each choice does to your taxes.
$39
How Your Royalties Get Taxed
Streaming, PRO, the MLC, SoundExchange, sync, foreign — and how not to get double-taxed.
$39
On the Road
State & touring taxes — nexus, performer withholding, merch sales tax, not getting taxed twice.
$39
If the IRS Comes Knocking
Audits, the penalties that hurt, and how to stay clean — your records are your defense.
$39
The Complete Guide
All seven, in one. 56 pages, 126 official sources — the whole map of an artist’s money.
$99
Instant PDF · sourced from IRS.gov & the state tax authorities · general education, not tax advice. Want it handled, not just explained? Done Deal Digital connects serious artists with a vetted CPA →