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If you haven’t started your 2007 taxes for your art business yet, here are a few expenses that you don’t want to forget to include when it comes to your website:

  • Domain name fees
  • Web hosting fees
  • Any online service fees related to your online business (blogging service fees, email services, mailing list service provider fees)
  • Website design fees
  • Software purchases used in designing or maintaining your website
  • Clipart and template purchases used in designing your website
  • Merchant and gateway fees
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP) fees (if you operate your business in your home, a portion counts as a utilities)
  • Computer hardware used in designing your website (scanners, digital cameras, computer systems)
  • Online advertising fees (AdWords, banner ads, sponsorships)

Now here’s the usual disclaimer…I’m not a tax expert, so of course you should run this list by your tax preparer or your accountant before you submit your return. This is just a list of expenses that my tax professional suggested that I look out for when preparing my taxes.