YouTube. Podcasts. Courses. Music. Your taxes are different.
Traditional tax prep was designed for W-2 employees in 1995. You have platform income, sponsorships, affiliate links, merchandise, and multiple LLCs. We were built for this.
Traditional tax prep was designed for 1995. We designed for 2026.
Multiple income streams
AdSense. Sponsorships. Affiliate commissions. Course sales. Merch. Consulting. Each has different tax treatment. Genie categorizes every stream automatically.
Home studio & equipment
Your gear, your studio, your editing software, your internet — all potentially deductible. We find what qualifies and structure it to survive scrutiny.
Entity timing
Most creators qualify for S-Corp status the moment they hit $60K net. The difference between filing wrong and filing right is often $10,000+ per year.
Six strategies most creators never see.
These are written into the tax code. Legal. Used for decades by business owners. The only difference between people who use them and people who don't is knowing they exist.
Section 179 — Gear full deduction
Camera. Mic. Studio monitors. Software. Deduct the full cost in year one instead of depreciating over time. Most creators leave $3,000–$15,000 on the table here.
Augusta Rule — Your home as a venue
Rent your home to your business for up to 14 days per year. Tax-free income to you. Full deduction for the business. $14,000+ strategy for creators who film at home.
S-Corp election — Cut self-employment tax
Most creators netting over $60K qualify. Split your income between salary and distributions. Only the salary gets hit with self-employment tax. Save $5,000–$20,000+.
QBI deduction — 20% pass-through
If you're structured as a sole prop, LLC, or S-Corp, you may deduct 20% of qualified business income. Automatic savings most creators' tax professionals miss.
Travel optimization — Location as business
Filming in another city? Attending a conference? If business is the primary purpose, travel is deductible. Meals, lodging, transport — all structured correctly.
Solo 401(k) — $69K shelter per year
A Solo 401(k) lets you contribute up to $69K/year (2024) as both employee and employer. Dramatically reduces taxable income while building wealth.
The music industry has its own tax code. We know every line of it.
Royalty income. Studio session fees. Tour expenses. Per diem deductions. Sync licensing. Merch. Music is a business — a complex one. TaxosAgent was built by people who understand both the art and the IRS code behind it.
Royalty income
Streaming, licensing, sync, and publishing — each has a different tax character. We sort it correctly from the first dollar.
Tour & performance
Travel, per diem, staging, equipment rentals — structured correctly so every show deduction survives review.
Home studio deduction
Recording at home qualifies under home office rules if done right. We structure the documentation so it holds up.
Drop your last return. We'll find what you missed.
Free analysis. No account required to see the number. Upload your return and Genie scans every creator-specific strategy in our vault.