So my dad asked me what I was up to this week, and I told him I was going to get my taxes done. He then told me not to do that, because they'd start looking back to previous years. That doesn't make sense to me, because couldn't they start doing that anyway? It's not like they don't have my info...I've filed before. This would be me first year filing as an independent contractor, tho, since I've always held bartending or waitressing jobs while simultaneously dancing.
Quick background: I don't dance much...sometimes months go by and I don't set foot in the club. For ex., I recently took a 5 month break when I started grad school and my internship, and I just relied on loans and bartending @two dif places.
For tax purposes, if I am working, say 1 day/week @the club, I'd say that I made more $ at baretending job.
Would I be more likely to get audited if I write things off?
I just started a club that's linked to Deja Vu clubs, and they give me a receipt @the end of my night that says what I paid out and my base pay. Will I eventually get tax forms from
them?
Also, I read awhile ago that the irs has a certain # in mind of what dancers make. If there's no evidence of how often one goes to work, what can they base this on?



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