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Globally the tattoo business is over a billion dollar a year industry and is projected to grow to 3.5 billion by 2029. The IRS has not ignored the tattoo industry.
The trend of offering the W2 option probably began in a state like California where tax and labor laws are very strict.
The days of flying under the radar in the fringes of society for tattoo artists are long gone. As the entire world moves more towards a cashless society and governments experiment with Central Bank Digital Currencies, the chances of tattooing to remain off grid are diminishing rapidly.
Tattoo apprenticeships are a sharply debated topic. Unlike many other industries that use the apprenticeship method to train new workers, the tattoo world does...
What are the Qualifications Needed to Have an Apprentice? “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”...
Some people view tattooing as a craft, some as a trade, some as an art. They are all correct. It is all of these...
