Hollywood, CA — Vice.com recently spoke with Tanya Tate regarding the way she, a sex worker, does her taxes. The publication shared Tate’s thoughts in the article, “This Is How Sex Workers Do Their Taxes.”
Author Jeremy Glass wrote: “Taxes are like the flu – widespread, pervasive and ready to strike around the same time of year, every year. No one is immune to the call of the annual tax return, and that includes the sex workers who collectively get the country off.”
Glass continued: “For those who’ve always wondered how adult actresses and escorts pay their taxes and if it is, in fact, legal to write off lingerie and dildos, or if you’re a sex worker yourself, we got some answers to these burning questions.”
As a performer with over ten years of experience in the industry, Tate recognizes her legal commitments to the tax man – as well as the advantages performers and models have when it comes to writing off business necessities.
Tate weighed in about using professional services and suggested using the outside help of accountants to ensure a seamless tax season.
“Get yourself a good accountant who knows what expenses can be classified as genuine business expenses,” Tate told Vice. “Also make sure you actually pay your taxes. Put some aside each week so you have something ready to send off to the government. You never want the worry of the tax man chasing you up for unpaid monies due. They will get their money from you one way or another, the tax man always wins.”
Tate also shared her views regarding different write-offs members of the community may engage and made sure to qualify that, as Vice stated, “deciphering what can be written off as a business expense can make or break [her] year.”
“Taxes can be overwhelming for some performers,” Tate said. “There is a lot I’ve learned in my career, and I was happy to share my experiences with Vice.”
Vice and Glass also spoke to “escort and high-class companion” Valerie August for additional insights.
Read the Vice article “This Is How Sex Workers Do Their Taxes” right here: vice.com/en_uk/article/jge9bx/how-to-file-taxes-sex-work.
