I just finished reading...

Well, I just finished reading Barbar Brabec's book "The Crafts Business Answer Book - Starting, Managing, and Marketing a Homebased Arts, Crafts, or Design Business." I highly recommend that you get this book if you are starting or running a small crafts business. Her book is well organized, easy to read, and it covers just about any question that you have. She explains every topic in easy to understand language. She also provides you with additional website links so that you can look up information in more detail. Her topics cover everything from business licenses, sales tax, income taxes, marketing, copyright issues, and much more. It's well worth the price. Make sure you buy the latest edition so that it contains all of the latest information. I own an older book by Barbara Brabec and while the information is very helpful it did not include any internet links since the book was written before the internet was popular.

Legal and Financial Tips for Crafters

So why bother to pay taxes and follow the law? Because it's your responsibility as a business owner to do so. Part of owning a legitimate business is following all applicable local, state, and IRS rules and regulations. Here is a great list of legal and financial tips for crafters published on http://www.barbarabrabec.com/CraftsMarketing/crafts-business-startup_legal-financial.htm