All right, here is the deal. I've been putting away money, for awhile 1/2 of what I made though recently it has been less, more like 1/4-1/3. However, the last six weeks or so I lost my log book [I think I can get it back] and haven't been recording. I think if I get it back I can make a reasonably accurate guesses, three of those weeks I only worked one day a week in NY and 2-3 days a week in MD. After that I worked only in NY 2-4 days a week. If I ask my club in NY which days I worked and how many dances I did, which I know they have on computer, I can probably make a reasonable guesses at income.
I've been working as a dancer since February.
Problems: I haven't been making estimated taxes. I KNOW I am considered an independent contractor, as I've a signed statement that I am booking as one at the NY club. I asked another dancer what she/the club did about taxes and she just said "you can ask to be put on the books or not."
I have very little money at the moment. I spent all of my money, gross income, from working Wednesday night [$87] on a vet visit and buying a heating pad and babyfood for said pet. Haven't paid rent yet, have enough but am going to wait until after this weekend to actually pay it [landlord doesn't care].
When I tabulated my income in July I'd made 11k, had saved 5k. Four months later I've saved about 7.3k and am not sure what I made, estimated about 23k total. I can maaaaaybe deduct $500 off of that, just clothing/shoes/nights at motels while I was working in MD, but I'm not really counting on it.
Final thing, I have a letter somewheres from my parents to the health department [so I could get reduced charge on GYN exams and such] saying my sole income is $600/month from them [which lasted approx. six months in reality]. This was from last year when I was just a student - they didn't claim me for two years, but I had a normal job before that so had legimate money saved.
I don't know what to do. Should I try and pay estimated tax in December or what? Should I just ask my parents to claim me - not like they file until August but yeah.
I was hoping that I would be able to make enough to be considered independent for some financial aid type of things [25k if I remember right], but not being audited, or getting my parents audited, is a bit more important.




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