Comments on: From Staff Photographer to Freelancer: Making the Transition http://rising.blackstar.com/from-staff-photographer-to-freelancer-making-the-transition.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tammy Clarkhttp://rising.blackstar.com/from-staff-photographer-to-freelancer-making-the-transition.html/comment-page-1#comment-2515 Tammy Clark Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:13:22 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1455#comment-2515 I have a question. I want to respond to emergency calls and take photos of my local fire department in action, however i need a press card. do you know where I can get one. I have a question. I want to respond to emergency calls and take photos of my local fire department in action, however i need a press card. do you know where I can get one.

]]> By: Mark M. Hancockhttp://rising.blackstar.com/from-staff-photographer-to-freelancer-making-the-transition.html/comment-page-1#comment-2225 Mark M. Hancock Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:00:12 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1455#comment-2225 Hi Chip, You're right. I specified Texas in the post because I knew other states have different rules. However, I didn't specifically say it. Thanks for the catch. Hi Chip,
You're right. I specified Texas in the post because I knew other states have different rules. However, I didn't specifically say it. Thanks for the catch.

]]> By: Chip Mitchellhttp://rising.blackstar.com/from-staff-photographer-to-freelancer-making-the-transition.html/comment-page-1#comment-2079 Chip Mitchell Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:27:16 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1455#comment-2079 Hi Mark:Enjoyed your article. Good advice for any photojournalist with a staff job today. However, when it comes to sales tax, every state has different laws, and they should check with their state tax office about how to handle sales tax.For instance, in Virginia, regardless of whether you are delivering photographs to a business or a consumer, unless they have a tax exempt number or are out of state,if they receive anything tangible, such as a CD of images, sales tax must be charged on the entire job, including all fees and expenses. However, at the moment, if you deliver the images via the internet, by email or ftp, the entire job is tax exempt.There are many other variations, so it is imperative that they check with their state sales tax office. I have seen photographers go out of business because of an audit and the amount of sales tax they owe.Chip Mitchell Hi Mark:

Enjoyed your article. Good advice for any photojournalist with a staff job today. However, when it comes to sales tax, every state has different laws, and they should check with their state tax office about how to handle sales tax.

For instance, in Virginia, regardless of whether you are delivering photographs to a business or a consumer, unless they have a tax exempt number or are out of state,if they receive anything tangible, such as a CD of images, sales tax must be charged on the entire job, including all fees and expenses. However, at the moment, if you deliver the images via the internet, by email or ftp, the entire job is tax exempt.

There are many other variations, so it is imperative that they check with their state sales tax office. I have seen photographers go out of business because of an audit and the amount of sales tax they owe.

Chip Mitchell

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