A Legal Way to Write Off Your
Travel Expenses … KEEP READING
and Save $10,469 This Year
Dear Reader
Excuse me for asking, but … when was the last time you kept in your pocket an extra $10,469 you used to send to the government for taxes on your writing business? Can’t remember?
Well then, let me ask you this: How would you like to have savings like this come tax time every year—starting this year?
Just think what you could do with an extra $1,000 … $5,000 … or even $10,000 a year—run away on vacation to a sun-drenched beach or go on a blowout shopping spree … or if you’re feeling a little more responsible, maybe pay down your mortgage or put it toward your kids’ college education …
If you’re like me, it’ll take you about one minute to come up with a hundred different things you’d love to do with that extra cash.
There are writers who are saving money like that time and again – simply because they learned a few tricks and took advantage of a few provisions (all legal of course) that allow them write off thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars in taxes from their writing business.
In fact, $10,469 is the amount I was able to take in deductions on my taxes last year – employing just those techniques.
Sound intriguing?
What If We Could Teach You an Easy
Way to Do This Yourself?
As a freelance writer, nothing beats the feeling of walking out to your mailbox and discovering a long-awaited check among the usual bills. Whether it’s for $75 or $10,000, it’s always a high to open it up, see your name, and know your hard work is being rewarded.
Then reality hits …
“Oh yeah,” you think, “I’ve got to give the government their share too.” As much as 50% in some cases … and suddenly your check doesn’t seem so big anymore.
If only you could keep a little more of your hard-earned money for yourself …
Well you can. In fact, A LOT more of every check you earn can go into your pocket instead of going to the IRS. How? Simply by taking advantage of certain tax provisions, which might as well have been created for writers …
They can save you TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, if you know how to:
- Turn business trips into mini-vacations and write off the whole thing
- Get a deduction on your car that pays better than tracking mileage
- Write off meals and lodging as legitimate business expenses
- The big stuff. Write off purchases of $1000 or more …
- Deduct your home office expenses
- Save thousands on your health insurance
- Organize your bookkeeping so you never have to worry about an audit
- Start a tax-free savings account for retirement
These Tricks and Strategies
Can Easily Save You
Thousands of Dollars … Legally
My name is Susan Clark. I’m a freelance copywriter, and like most writers, I run my business from home. It’s a great way to work … except for the taxes.
On top of the 15.3% self-employment taxes every freelancer pays, you can wind up paying up to another 33% on income taxes. And that doesn’t count all the other taxes you might pay your state like property tax, sales tax, and what have you.
I live in California where everyone gets taxed to the hilt. I could easily pay 50% or more of my earnings in federal and state taxes. But not this year …
For The First Time Ever,
I’m Actually Looking Forward To Tax Time!
Guaranteed to be 100% Legal
When you read this program you might begin to question the legalities of some of the strategies. However we assure you that they are not only 100% legal, they can also help to save you thousands on your tax bill … –
-Eric Taylor CPA
I know that sounds crazy, but I’ve got a really good reason.
This year, instead of handing over all of that money to the IRS, I’m keeping a big chunk of it—thousands of dollars, in fact—and it’s going right into my pocket!
How?
I’ve discovered some simple and completely legal tax provisions that will let me take advantage of deductions I never even knew existed.
These provisions allow me to deduct more from my home office, health care, and auto expenses—even fun stuff like travel, meals, and entertainment. Nothing illegal mind you, every single deduction is on the up and up …
Uncle Sam is Not Going to Tell You
About These Provisions
It's unfortunate, but in many ways the government hides this information from people – at least, they don't run around advertising it. As a matter of fact, an organization called Tax Recovery of America reports that every year as many as 73% of Americans overpay taxes an average of $6,000 to $10,000!—and 48% of those have professionals prepare their taxes.
With those odds, what are the chances you’ve been paying too much—year after year after year?
And what happens when you overpay?
Your money’s gone. Poof. Never to be seen again. The government keeps it and they never breathe a word about it. When was the last time the IRS sent you letter to inform you that you overpaid your taxes?
So bottom line: You can’t trust the government to give your money back.
And as hard as CPAs work for their clients, you can’t even trust the pros to do everything right on your behalf. It’s really on your shoulders to make sure you hang onto all the money you’re due. And now you can do that more easily and effectively than ever before.
You Can Even Write Off Vacations!
It’s true, with a little inside knowledge, you could take hundreds or thousands of dollars off your taxes … even for your vacations.
For instance, there’s a simple provision that allows me to turn a common business trip into a mini-vacation and deduct the WHOLE thing as business.
I travel to Austin, Texas two or three times a year to do the marketing for a friend’s European import business. By using one simple scheduling strategy, I can nearly double the length of my stay in Austin, spend the extra time vacationing with friends, and deduct the whole sha-bang as work.
I’m talking about deducting everything from the extra nights at the hotel, to the extra days with the rental car, to food, you name it … This last trip I put more than $890 back into my pocket and had a great time to boot! And it’s all completely legal …
“I saved well over $500 using these tax strategies during a writing trip to Monterey Bay. Not to mention the thousands of dollars I put back into my pocket from a trip to Zimbabwe, Africa.” --Tom Schueneman, Writer/Editor The Traveler, www.touristtravel.com
As a writer, you too can take advantage of this same loophole during writers’ conferences, or just about any trip you take. Not to mention the dozens of other techniques just like it …
You’re About to Discover
The EASIEST Way
to Make More Money as a Writer
Whether you’re a copywriter, a novelist, a freelance journalist, or any kind of writer, you can turn the “necessary evil” of taxes into another way to put more money in your pocket. All it takes is a little inside knowledge. The question is: Do you have it?
Don’t bet on it.
I certainly didn’t. In fact, the provision I just told you about—and a lot of others I’m using this year—didn’t come from my accountant. (And this guy came highly recommended by a Los Angeles writers’ union no less!)
And I certainly didn’t pour through hundreds of pages of complex IRS documents to find them either. The fact is, I wouldn’t have known about these money saving strategies at all if it wasn’t for a man named Eric Taylor …
Eric is a CPA and an Enrolled Agent—but he’s not your ordinary accountant. Eric’s specialty is business taxation and development. Recently, he went over the tax law—including the latest changes—with a fine-toothed comb to find every provision we writers can use to save money. (Including the ones the IRS would rather we not know about!) Then he created a guide specifically for us …
"It's true what they say … the American tax system is set up to benefit the very rich and the self-employed. From self-employment taxes and retirement plans to home office, health care, meals, and a host of other legitimate deductions, this is the most comprehensive tax guide I've seen for anyone considering becoming a freelance writer. After a decade as a small business owner I still learned new ways to hold onto more of my hard earned cash."
– Valerie Young, Dreamer in Residence, ChangingCourse.com
Inside Eric explains how you can keep dollar-upon-dollar more of your writing fees for yourself, instead of handing them over to the IRS.
It’s called The Writer’s Tax Guide. The pages are filled with details about all these provisions – and the simple strategies you can use to apply them to your writing business. You’ll learn to maximize deductions from all of your travel, your meals, your car, your home office … even health care and entertainment.
Can you make more money? You bet.
I have to tell you, the strategies Eric reveals are saving me from overpaying the IRS and the California’s Franchise Tax Board. And when you skim this guide just once you’ll likely find …
It’s Almost Certain You’re
Paying The IRS More
Than You Have To!
Don’t worry, many skillful writers pay too much. Take Lori Allen for instance, after reading The Writer’s Tax Guide she realized she could save a bundle on her tax bill by using just one of the provisions Eric talks about.
All it took was making some simple schedule changes in her travel writing trips. In fact, when she learned just how much money she could put back into her pocket, she reworked her itinerary for a trip to Belize and was able to deduct a much larger percentage of it than she would have otherwise.
You really can save a lot of money with just a few simple changes in the way you do your taxes.
Then there’s Jen Stevens. After years of writing copy, honing her business skills, and growing her writing business, Jen picked up a copy of The Writer’s Tax Guide and discovered she still was paying more in taxes than she needed to. Now, she’s using a handful of Eric’s strategies and she tells me they’re saving her THOUSANDS of dollars this year!
“We recommend a number of freelance businesses to our readers as a means to a better lifestyle and greater income. This book could save them thousands of dollars and keep them out of trouble with the IRS. I highly recommend it to all freelance professionals"
– Will Bonner, Executive Director of Agora Learning Institute. Publishers of Early to Rise
Now YOU can do the same when you learn how to take full advantage of these tax provisions suited perfectly for writers. In The Writer’s Tax Guide you’ll discover more than 35 strategies that can shave THOUSANDS of dollars off your tax bill. For instance, Eric reveals:
- The real definition of “business expense”—and the ONLY THREE things you need to prove something actually is an expense. (Details in Chapter 3)
- Three tricks to make your home-office deductions audit-proof. (See Chapter 8)
- How to buy the BIG stuff you need and deduct it—the truth about Capital Assets & Depreciation. (See Chapter 7)
- How to figure out your tax bill and pay it in less than 10 minutes. This worksheet-free strategy ensures you won’t be penalized—even if you pay quarterly and fall short. (Details in Chapter 2)
- The simplest, fastest accounting method every writer should use. (See Chapter 3)
- If you’re at risk for an audit, here are the simple ways to prepare … and banish any worries about it. (Check out Chapter 9)
- What you need to know about one tax that catches most freelancers off guard. (See Chapter 2)
- The truth about retirement plans for the self-employed and how to make sure you’re getting the maximum deductions. (See Chapter 3)
- And of course the strategy I told you about earlier—how to turn a common business trip into a mini-vacation and deduct the WHOLE thing. (See Chapter 5)
Finally, you’ll have every resource you need to make your writing career more profitable. After all, you’re in business now—even if you’re just working part time—and the shrewdest business owners always know how to get the most bang for their buck.
But, unlike many of those business owners, you won’t have to spend a lot of time and money on financial advisors. The Writer’s Tax Guide is YOUR INSIDE TRACK to BIG tax savings as a writer. And every deduction, technique, and strategy in this guide costs nothing to implement.
Even if you use a program like Quicken or Turbo Tax, you’ll still save more time and get back more money in taxes with The Writer’s Tax Guide.
"Eric Taylor has done a masterful job of making a forbidding (and dare I say dry?) subject easily accessible. He knows his stuff inside and out … and he writes with a flair that belies his considerable accomplishment as a CPA. The Writer's Tax Guide is not only an easy, user-friendly read, it's downright funny at times. But best of all, it's full of advice I've relied on to save myself thousands of dollars this year alone." –
Jen Stevens, Freelance Writer
“A tax guide for us writers! Why didn’t anyone think of this before? I’m shocked at what I could be deducting.”
—David L. Deutsch, top copywriter for Boardroom and others, and author of the Million-Dollar Ideas System
Get Every Strategy You Need For FREE When You Register in the Next Five Days …
Right now – for a limited time – you can get The Writer’s Tax Guide (retail price: $24.50) – FREE … just for taking a no-risk look at AWAI’s The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program.
It’s the ideal companion to The Writer’s Tax Guide in today’s penny-pinching economy. Because not only will it provide you with another means of saving money on your travel – but it will show you how to get paid to do it.
Just imagine if you could slide out of bed knowing your work for the day was to snorkel along a Caribbean island reef … or shop at an antiques market in Paris … or attend the opera in Sydney …
It could be.
People just like you are getting paid to travel using what they learned in The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program. Like these travelers …
- Lee Harrison spent a week in the Bahamas. He was there for eight all-expenses-paid days, exploring three islands, enjoying what may well be the world’s best beaches, diving, boating, and restaurants … and he got paid to write about what he found.
- Mike Palmer planned a week-long vacation in Ecuador and wanted to spend a few days at an all-inclusive tropical rain forest lodge, reachable only by boat on the Napo River. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for the experience, Mike contacted the owner and introduced himself as a travel writer on assignment doing an adventure story, and he was offered the trip at no charge!
- And that’s only the beginning. As a travel writer, Mike has played golf, free, on some of Ireland’s best links. He’s taken all-expenses-paid trips all over the world – to places like Russia, Belgium, Panama, and Spain, just to name a few. And he’s enjoyed complimentary meals as well as comped tickets to theatre productions, movies, sporting events, and more.
- Daryl Emerson planned to write an article about a few places in the Caribbean. So he contacted several hotels in Bonaire and Belize and was offered a free week’s stay in both locations. And it didn’t stop there – the manager of the hotel in Bonaire even invited him to stay an extra week at their resort in Curacao.
- Wendy VanHatten reports receiving five tickets to San Diego’s Wild Animal Park (a $100+ value) … just because, as a travel writer, she knew how to ask for them!
- Hayley Clarke from West Australia completed The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program last year and wrote us to say she just returned from an 8-day, all-expenses-paid, 5-star trip to Malaysia, taking in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, courtesy of Tourism Malaysia. She went on behalf of the same magazine that published her first article. They were apparently so impressed with her style and professionalism that when this trip came up, her name simply popped into the senior editor’s head!
Why it’s Possible to Live on Permanent Vacation
People roll out the red carpet and treat travel writers with such respect and prestige because they need you.
Here’s why: Around the world, tourism generates $1.2 billion in spending per day, according to the World Tourism Organization. And competition for those tourist dollars is fierce—particularly now, post-9/11, when people are staying closer to home and are more hesitant to travel.
It’s no wonder, then, that hotels … tour organizers … cruise lines … airlines … even local governments are willing to spend big bucks on travel writers—in hopes that they’ll have a positive experience and write about it favorably in a magazine, newspaper, or newsletter.
You don’t need a fancy degree or lots of money to be a travel writer. You don’t need an expensive computer or even an extraordinary literary flair. But you do need an enthusiasm for travel … for meeting new people … for exploring the world … and for learning the tricks of the trade. Take, for instance … Loren Worthington.
Loren was a novice before he signed up for The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program. Now he can boast several published articles and paychecks along with them. Plus he scored a “free ride”—literally! Loren experienced a complimentary, high speed run down the Olympic bobsled track in Utah. He’s now working on an article about his “adrenaline travels.”
Success as a travel writer – the by-lines, the special treatment, the invitations for complimentary travel – it isn’t a matter of luck. It’s a matter of knowing how the system works … of sending the right stories to the right magazine.
The Quickest Way to Take Advantage
of this Fabulous, Jet-Set Lifestyle
Six months from now you could be exploring the world … and getting paid to do it as a result of The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program.
Simply reserve your copy of The Writer’s Tax Guide today and agree to try The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program risk-free and you’ll get fast access to the first installment of this program.
How to Put the Odds of Success Clearly in Your Favor
Our long-term success is tied to you – to the success you have in turning your travel experiences into articles you’re paid for and offers of hospitality you enjoy on the cheap or even for free.
Here’s how it works: The more folks like you who begin to earn money from your travels, the better we look and the more “in demand” our programs become.
It’s as simple as that.
That’s why our office walls are covered in framed letters from the dozens and dozens of people who have changed their lives through one of our programs. We are very proud of our record so far. Every time we get another unsolicited testimonial, it makes us all think, “This is why we like our jobs!”
We are proud of our success and hopeful it will continue. But we have a challenge. You see, a large percentage of the people who buy our programs don’t do much more than open the package, skim through it, and put it on a shelf, promising themselves they will “get to it later.”
Given how busy everyone is these days, this is to be expected. But when eight out of ten buyers are not following through on the program, it makes us look bad. When asked, “How many of those people who buy your program end up turning a profit on their photos?” we have to answer honestly, “Too few.”
But that’s a good thing for you if you are one of the 20% persistent enough to complete the program and put what you learn into practice.
If you’re willing to stick with us, complete the program and work on building your travel-writing skills day by day, then your chances of turning your trips into publishable stories for newspapers, magazines, and online publications are very good. And so are your chances of capitalizing on that track record to cash in on great perks. We know this because that’s what our most successful members have told us– they had a strong desire to succeed, and we gave them all the tools they needed to do it.
So take heart – if you have the determination to stay with us, we have the program that will help you succeed. And it goes without saying that whatever you do, your 100% satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.
If for any reason you’re not satisfied, let AWAI know … and you’ll get a no-hassle refund.
The special report The Writer’s Tax Guide is yours to keep, just for giving The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program a chance.
Our Best Deal Ever … Another FREE Gift that Will Help you Boost your Travel Writing Income Some More
Open up any magazine and what do you find yourself looking at first?
That’s right. Photographs!
There’s a simple reason. No matter how compelling and interesting the writing might be … photos help grab a reader’s attention.
Now, as a travel writer, you usually won’t have to worry about providing photographs for the major publications.
But some publications will pay you handsomely for the right pictures. And when you can offer an editor a full package—article with photos—it’s often a much more persuasive pitch.
Plus, photos can really up your income.
Consider twenty-two year old David Morgan. He traveled across Asia for six months with his old Vivitar camera in hand. He dined with the Privy Counsel to the King of Thailand … met the late Mother Teresa … and shook hands with the Dalai Lama. He took a week-long, four-wheel-drive journey across Tibet. He went trout fishing in a pristine mountain stream in Bumburet, a hidden valley in the Hindu Kush. He also got to see secret religious ceremonies rarely witnessed by outsiders.
He found a textbook publisher who needed the photos from his trip. Not only did his connections SAVE him money, but he actually MADE money … over $6,000! What's more, a few years later, the publisher offered to pay him AGAIN when the book went to a second edition.
And, as freelance travel writer, Steenie Harvey, explains, “I just got 450 euros ($562) for a 1,400 word piece on Edinburgh PLUS another 300 euros ($375) for the six photos I sent in with it. Not a bad haul for an amateur snapper.”
Because there’s an opportunity for you to increase your travel writing income through photography, I’m happy to send you our insider’s guide to photojournalism, Money-Making Travel Photography … free.
This unique mini-program specially created for travel writers contains all of the secrets you need to know about taking profitable photographs—secrets used by some of the top photojournalists in the world.
You’ll learn everything you need to begin taking photos that will bring in checks … find out the simplest and best camera to take with you … how to use time of day … create a mood … how to photograph people … including how to get published.
No Risk Now, No Risk Later!
Act now and you’ll receive:
- The Writer’s Tax Guide (a $24.50 value)_ … FREE
- Money-Making Travel Photography (another $24.50 value)_ … FREE
Just try The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program for a month. You can get started for only $45 and we’ll send you access to your first installment. We’re sure you’ll like what you see. And if it isn’t every bit as special as we say it is, imply let AWAI know within 30 days for a full refund.
On the other hand, if you’re thrilled with what you’re discovering, and you can’t wait to ratchet your skill up another notch, with each passing month we’ll send you access to another of the remaining 7 installments ($35 each).
As a further commitment to you, if you should decide at any time during the following seven months to cancel your remaining installments of The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program, just give AWAI a call. No pressure.
What’s more, regardless of whether you cancel or keep The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program, you can keep The Writer’s Tax Guide and the mini photojournalism program, Money-Making Travel Photography. They’re all a way of saying “thanks!” for giving The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program a try.
They say knowledge is power. Well, in this case … knowledge is also money. Get "in the know" with The Writer’s Tax Guide and make this year the first you’ve kept more of your writing income in your pocket and out of the hands of the IRS!
Simply click "Order Now" below, fill out the registration form, and your report will be on its way.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Clark
Freelance Writer
P.S. If you plan to file your taxes in the next month— you need to read this report immediately … while the information is up-to-date. I urge you to order now.
American Writers & Artists Inc.
245 NE 4th Ave., Ste 102
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 278-5557 or (866) 879-2924
www.awaionline.com
