A Washington State Musician Tax & Licensing Guide. Trying to make this easy to get updated on, I have made an audio book and printable PDF. Check them out and share away. The following information has been compiled to help musicians, both performers and teachers in Washington State understand B&O and Sales Tax and what they must do to be compliant with the states tax laws. I am not a tax expert so check with a real tax advisor or do the research yourself. I tried to make it easy with all the links below.
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Do I Really Need a Business License as a Musician in Washington State? So all this talk about the new sales tax has resulted in my receiving many, many, many messages from musicians about taxes. Unfortunately, most of whom don't know what the real rules are in Washington State and how they affect them. So this post is about that. Do you need to pay taxes as a musician? Maybe not sales taxes, but probably B&O taxes. Read below.
This post is a continuation of the topic of being a musician and taxes in Washington State. Bottom line, if you are getting paid to perform or if you are teaching lessons, you are going to need to pay B&O taxes. You need a business license and an excise tax account with the Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR). More on that in my previous post. More on amounts and what's what in this post.
Danny Kolke 