ABSTRACT
Think of the numerous lists you have to make when you design a game: animations and sprite lists, rooms, audio assets, and then when you’re further into development, QA tasks like bug fixes and ministerial tasks like sorting out your marketing plan and release notices. Travel and entertainment expenses immediately come to most tax pros’ minds for transactions with a large burden of proof. If game-making and other creative work is more of a side hustle and casual income to you, with little revenue or expenses to speak of and no formalized business entity, this aspect isn’t as crucial, and you can file that Schedule C after going through your bank statements. Establishing digital payment processor accounts, bank accounts, and credit/debit cards in your business name instead of your personal funds means that you can minimize headaches in separating page after page of commingled expenses.
