Gordon Voorhees

Gordon Voorhees is an Enrolled Agent whose financial planning and tax practice has been located in New York City for more than 30 years. His client base is primarily in the performing arts. Enrolled Agents are federally authorized tax practitioners who have technical expertise in the field of taxation and are empowered by the U.S.Treasury Department to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the IRS. You can contact Mr. Voorhees at gvoor4@rcn.com.

Tax Tips: : Making Fun Things a Tax Deduction

As you gear up for tax season, start dragging out your receipts and thinking about how to make the most out of your deductions as a singer.

Mar 01 Gordon Voorhees

Are You A Professional Singer

The IRS has the definition of “professional” all laid out for you— sort of! Here are some ideas to help you figure it out, sparked by a question from a singer who has just attended a summer pay-to-sing.

Oct 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Getting Ready for the Tax Filing Season

April 15th is right around the corner, and now is the time to start finalizing your tax preparations for the upcoming filing season. Waiting until the last moment to organize your paperwork could result in costly errors or omissions.

Jan 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers: Tax Brackets

There are basically two ways of figuring your tax bracket: the average method and the marginal method. Both are important to know for planning purposes. Let’s assume the following: Taxpayer

Dec 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : When You Owe the IRS

A singer’s sporadic income can cause problems with taxes. If you’ve been short on funds and are behind with the IRS, here’s what to do.

Nov 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : New Tax Law

I wasn’t around then, but I’m told that when the tax code was formed about 90 years ago, it was little more than 100 pages. It is now about 20,000

Oct 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : NEGATIVE NET INCOME

The Hobby Loss Rule There is a one-way tax rule for hobbies. Income is taxable. Expenses are deductible only up to the amount of the income. Expenses that exceed income

Sep 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Retirement?

Money may be tight but that’s one of the best reasons to start saving now for retirement: it may not get better! Singers are doing it on a shoestring and here’s how.

Jul 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Home Office

Enrolled agent Gordon Voorhees gives you the ammunition you need to take that deduction for your home office.

Jun 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Foreign Gigs

This is one of those articles you need to read carefully. Singers are getting some very nasty surprises when they sing outside the country. If you aren’t at that point in your career yet, file this article where you can find it later because you will need to know this information before you go.

May 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Cash Expenses

IRS Enrolled Agent Gordon Voorhees with tips on maximizing the benefits of singer expenses.

Apr 01 Gordon Voorhees

Tax Tips for Singers : Record-Keeping

Organize those receipts as Gordon Voorhees gets the classical singing community ready for April 15th.