Art materials
Materials used for commissioned or saleable work need receipts and a business purpose.
Commissions, licensing work, and a print order on the kitchen table. Make a little more room for the part you love.
Getting paid. Keeping the books. Knowing what to keep back for taxes. WorkMade connects the money routine, so the small tasks stop taking over your day.
Invoice commissions in agreed stages, with the usage or deliverables described clearly. Keep supplies and production costs alongside the work they support.
See life with WorkMade ↗Art materials. Printing costs. The purchases that keep your work going deserve better than a pile in the bottom of a bag.
Scan the receipt. Review the business items WorkMade identifies, then match it to a transaction or add an entry. Personal bits can stay personal.
Business use and tax treatment depend on the purchase and your circumstances. Suggestions are for review.What can illustrators write off? Start with the things your work actually needs. These are potential business expenses to review, with the details that matter.
Materials used for commissioned or saleable work need receipts and a business purpose.
Printing costs for work you sell may form part of the cost of goods sold.
Drawing software and digital tools need purchase records and any shared-use allocation.
Print inventory is different from pencils used on a commission. Track stock, sales, and production costs without deducting the same printing bill twice. Eligibility depends on business purpose, personal use, and records. See the IRS expense rules.
Read your write-off guide ↗Your AI assistant helps you explore connected transactions and business documents. Plain questions. A clearer next step.
Meet life with WorkMade ↗“What did prints bring in after production costs this month?”
Start with a question from your actual workday. Review the numbers and context together, then decide what to do next.
Illustrative question. The assistant is AI, not a licensed human CPA.A strong month should feel good. Bring income and expenses together, then use your estimated tax picture to plan what to keep back as the year changes.
When it's time for the next step, explore optional year-end filing or LLC services. The everyday routine and the bigger moments, in one place.
See membership & add-ons ↗The sketchbook isn't just a pretty notebook.
A commission, a license, and a print sale walk into your books.
Make room for the money side of making things.
Invoice commissions in agreed stages, with the usage or deliverables described clearly. Keep supplies and production costs alongside the work they support. WorkMade also brings together bookkeeping, receipt scanning, tax estimates, and an AI assistant you can talk to about your business.
Yes. Scan the receipt and review the business items WorkMade identifies. For your work, that might include art materials or printing costs. Confirm the business purpose and any shared use before relying on a tax suggestion.
Year-end tax filing is an optional, separate purchase. See pricing for the current membership and add-on details.
