Hello Artheads,
Today I had to put down my seaweed and paper and become an accountant.
We owe '06 & '07 income tax. I thought 86 was almost finished, but not anywhere I could find it.
I am not the best record keeper, so it was a lot of searching around for the bills, receipts, check stubs. How am I supposed to know how much I made in "06, and if it weren't for the goverment, I wouldn't care.
I called my accountant, we go back many years, so even though he had clients hanging from the ceiling (he's in NYC)he took my call. He said to separate my itemized expenses into catagories, art supplies, paper, glue, etc. and he would decide which go together. Otherwise, $12,000 in expenses with very little income would raise a red flag, and we don't want that at all. I thought that separating itemized expenses would be a good job for my former IBMer husband, while I search the files for income.
While all this was going on, I received an email and a phone call from a woman opening a Gallery in Old Lyme CT, who had heard about my work from a fellow artist and was ready to see it. I steered her here, as I can't bring myself to spent $1500 on a website designer. If she likes my work, that will make three galleries this summer!I should hear from her soon.
Anyway, I hate income taxes, adding numbers, numbers themselves. With luck we'll finish tomorrow, then it's back to what I love to do - making pictures!
Peace now,
Lisabeth
