We’ve had a lot of tax talk on the podcast lately and I know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I get it. I promise we’ll keep it to a minimum today, but I do want to let you know about an upcoming webinar that I will be co-presenting with our CPA, Charles! Join us on Thur, February 6 for our Self-Employment Tax Crash Course. You can register for that at musicstudiostartup.com/tax. That’s it! That’s all I’m going to say about taxes.

Let’s hear a good ol’, inspiring studio success story. I think a lot of listeners are going to relate to today’s guest. Alison had been teaching for a number of years, had a nice-sized studio, and was beginning to feel the drag of teaching into the evening hours. So she decided to do something about it. She set out to shift her schedule to more daytime hours. She successfully made that shift (with some genius networking strategies!) and the result was… not what she expected!

Listen in to hear how Alison made (and continues to make) effective shifts in her studio and what she has learned along the way.

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode160.

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Charles and Andrea sit down to answer some of the questions we’ve been getting about our new tax prep services for music teachers!

• Can I self-file taxes?

• What are the tax deadlines I need to be aware of?

• What is the mileage deduction? How does the mileage deduction work?

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode159.

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Happy new year! For a lot of studio owners, January represents the beginning of tax season so I’ve got Charles Harris, a CPA, as our guest today to talk about all things self-employment taxes.

We’ll cover a bunch of things including the earning thresholds for when you need to earn to start filing taxes and what to do if you did not earn a profit in your business this year (spoiler: it can benefit you to file anyway!). We’ll also talk about what’s different for the 2024 tax year and what we know (and don’t know) about expected changes for the 2025 tax year.

Plus, we’ll share an exciting announcement about new services coming to Music Studio Startup this year and a new perk for Hub members!

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode158.

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