Get Your 2020 Taxes Right

Call Your Girlfriend

Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Taxes are scary but getting free money from the government is great. CYG's accountant and the force behind Taxes for Artists, Claudia Yi León returns to tell us all about how to deal with the wild year of unemployment and (non)income that was 2020. From PPP loans (freelancers, you can still get one) to extended filing deadlines (May 17) to claiming your stimulus payment if you didn't file 2019 taxes, this episode is packed with info. Cross-reference our notes at callyourgirlfriend.com and follow @taxesforartists for all the latest.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast for long-distance besties everywhere.
0:06.2	I'm Amina Tussaud.
0:07.8	And I'm Anne Friedman.
0:10.0	Today's episode features a human who 100% keeps us organized and keeps us from being in trouble with the federal government.
0:19.6	I'm talking about CYG's accountant Claudia Yeleon, who is truly the best.
0:25.4	Like, truly, like, one of those professionals who I just feel like so safe in the arms of her spreadsheets, like so cradled and supported.
0:37.2	And I love that we can bring some of her knowledge to all of our listeners.
1:07.2	I mean, my blood pressure is already rising because you know how I feel about tax time.
1:22.2	I feel about tax professionals.
1:25.2	But I will say this about Claudia.
1:27.2	Claudia was the first time that I talked to someone who was remotely involved in the tax business.
1:34.2	Who when I left, I didn't feel like a complete, like, like idiotic person.
1:40.2	And I also felt that they had tried to explain to me the thing that they were doing.
1:45.2	And it was a revelation for me. I was like, oh, you can talk to someone who does taxes and then not have to be in a catatonic state afterwards.
1:52.2	I know it's shocking.
1:54.2	So Claudia is the co-owner of many happy returns, which is an accounting firm based in Los Angeles.
2:01.2	She also runs the Instagram account taxes for artists where she posts like a lot of super, super helpful info for people who are self-employed or who are dealing with tax issues that are outside the standard.
2:15.2	Like I just get a W2 some stuff that you might need to know about pandemic taxes and about thinking about your accounting in this particular like chaotic moment.
2:28.2	Welcome back to the show Claudia. Thanks Gina. It's great to talk to you again.
2:33.2	Yeah, so I don't know. Couple things happened last year.
2:38.2	Yeah, 2020 what happened? Yeah.
2:40.2	Everything happened and nothing happened. But you know, it's been a year of personal growth and the main thing that I want to tell everyone is
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