Tax Prep for Visual and Performing Artists - JAN 2026

Name: Tax Prep for Visual and Performing Artists - JAN 2026
Start: 2026-01-14T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-14T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 375 South 10th Street, Emmaus, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 18049

Schedule

Wed Jan 14 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

375 South 10th Street, Emmaus, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 18049 | Emmaus, PA

Tax Preparation can be daunting under normal circumstances. If you are an artist, musician, or independent contractor the lines between personal and business finances can be difficult to navigate. In this workshop Raymond, an IRS Enrolled Agent with more than 20 years of experience as a tax preparer AND artist/musician will guide you through everything you need to complete an accurate tax filing for your individual or business tax return.
Registration required: Free for members / $20 for non-members
We’ll look at various forms of income. Everything from Cash or Digital payments to 1099 income and Accounts Receivable. We’ll spend time differentiating business versus personal expenses and discussing how to maximize expenses deductions for business use of your home and vehicle. We’ll even identify a number of commonly missed qualified business deductions that are available specifically for self employed individuals. All information presented is current for the upcoming 2025 Tax Season.
Following the presentation we will allow for questions and answers so we can discuss your specific concerns. The US Tax Code is a lengthy and complicated apparatus, in this workshop we are focused on Schedule C income/expenses as they are most relevant to Artists/Musicians but will address all manner of Tax related and Bookkeeping principles so that you are ready to file your 2025 Returns.
RAYMOND KEELY is an artist and musician from Bucks County, now living in Bethlehem. He is an accomplished portrait painter, landscape and still life artist. He works in a variety of mediums and with a never ending course of subject matter. He can be spotted around the Lehigh Valley working en plein aire or teaching drawing and painting classes in the studio or the park. From war gaming miniatures to building side murals, there’s no unpainted surface that is safe when Ray is around. When Raymond is not creating his own works, he runs a local bookkeeping, tax preparation and administrative assistance company that specializes in the needs of Artists and Musicians.