TV writer Deirdre Mangan had heard she needed to incorporate from her other entertainment industry friends, and went with a recommended accountant who ended up being more confusing and frustrating than helpful to her. Meanwhile, her partner Adam Newman had been a Brass Taxes client for years, and campaigned hard for her to make the switch. Rus and …

Rus talks to New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose about his new book Futureproof and about his recent experience auctioning off an NFT of his NYT article about NFTs. This episode was produced and edited by Caroline Creaghead, also produced by Rus Garofalo. Theme music is "Settle Up" by Donwill, and our guest was Kevin Roose. Brass Taxes …

We're joined again by Nick Turner to finalize his 2020 tax return with Rus Garfalo, having now filed the three previous years he hadn't done yet, with the help of Brass Taxes. He shares his new outlook and new news, we talk about how family planning is affected by tax considerations and Caroline shares her big news about the PPP loan. If you want t…

This week we drag out Myles Kane's $80k of tax debt that he and Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough eventually elimintated with help from Rus. Even though it makes him sweat to even talk about it, Myles (an editor and director of Voyeur and I'll Be Gone In The Dark) opens up and his wife Zeph (whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and on Full Frontal…

In this episode, Rus interviews Tomik 2.0 who is, among other things, a sex worker. He's the host of the podcast Sex Werrrk! and a client of Brass Taxes, because sex workers have to pay taxes too. Together they discuss the rise of OnlyFans, lube as a business expense, the difficulty of finding trustworthy financial advice and the importance of maki…

Caroline and Rus talk to Team USA athlete and transgender rights activist Chris Mosier. He is the first transgender athlete sponsored by Nike and is the creator of transathlete.com which provides information and resources for transgender inclusion in athletics at all levels of play. But first, Caroline gives Rus an update on her PPP loan applicatio…

In this episode, Rus Garofalo interviews Tala Ashe. Tala is an actor who for several years has been a series regular in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" on CW, playing both Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi. However, like many actors she has spent many years working for much less money before booking the big gig, and here she discusses how making a lot of money…

Caroline's friend from college, Phil Galfond, was at one time an improviser... but went on to become one of the best poker players in the world. In this episode of Brass Taxes, Caroline talks to Phil about what it was like becoming a household name in the poker world while sharing his literal household with friends whose earnings paled in compariso…

Brooke Van Poppelen has slung food and beverages everywhere from coney islands in Detroit to fine dining restaurants in New York City while she established herself as the comedian and performer we know her as today. But as many of us know, there are no guarantees, and even after hosting a TV show for multiple seasons she found herself back to looki…

Rapper, DJ, music producer and comedian Donwill has been spending more time in his home studio (aka his home) than usual this year. Caroline checks in with him after getting his permission to use his music for this show, and they talk about what it was like to have his whole work schedule cleared in an instant, the drag of being on unemployment, an…

Spoiler alert (if you haven't listened to Part 1): Nick Turner ends up agreeing to do his taxes with Brass Taxes. In this episode, we sit in on Nick’s tax prep session with Rus Garofalo in which they tackle his 2019 return. Listeners get an inside look at how these sessions go, with lots of juicy tips to pick up along the way and lots of laughs as …

Comedian and podcaster Nick Turner hasn’t done his taxes for the past three years, but wants to get them done. After we meet the host of the show Caroline Creaghead, she talks to Nick about his hang-ups surrounding taxes and what a mess he fears it will be... especially after a year of earning money through various schemes he ran for his podcast "G…