Navigating the Financial Landscape as a Creative with Hannah Cole (Artist, Tax pro, and Founder of Sunlight Tax).

Most creative brains aren’t skilled at taxes and accounting. Taxes often feel confusing, scary, and overwhelming, but they don’t have to. In the episode, we’ll share insights and advice for creatives on managing their finances and taxes.

Hannah Cole, founder of Sunlight Tax, is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and mission-driven solopreneurs. A long-time working artist herself, she’s helped tens of thousands of self-employed people skill up with accessible tax and money education, through her Money Bootcamp program, speaking engagements from Florida to Alaska, and on the Sunlight podcast.

Hannah is great at teaching taxes because she’s messed it all up, and been in the ‘bad place.’ She doesn't teach from a place of superiority or judgment, but from a place of understanding.

We discuss the importance of tax education for creative professionals. Hannah shares her journey of transitioning from being an artist to starting her own tax business. She highlights the myths and stumbling blocks that artists and freelancers often face when it comes to money.

Hannah also discusses the challenges of finding balance and setting boundaries between her artistic and accounting pursuits.

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Connect with Hannah Cole:

sunlighttax.com

sunlighttax.com/podcast

@sunlighttax

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Timestamps

2:57 The Need for Tax Education

6:05 The Challenges of Perfectionism

9:11 Transitioning from Artist to Accountant

12:09 Starting Sunlight Tax

16:35 Myths and Stumbling Blocks Around Money

19:36 The Importance of Taxes and Empathy

25:55 Growing Sunlight Tax

28:29 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

31:07 Finding Balance and Setting Boundaries

37:51 Honoring the Season and Focusing on the Present

39:33 The Usefulness of Tax Software for Freelancers

42:23 Separate Bank Account for Business Expenses

44:14 Paying Yourself as a Freelancer

45:09 Double Entry Bookkeeping and Equity

48:31 Finding Help with Taxes and Financial Management

52:29 Hannah's Introverted-Extroverted Nature

53:13 Hannah's Art and Websites

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