--- title: Inciter Art | Fractured Atlas | Hannah Cole description: "Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with self-employed people, especially creative and mission-driven ones. A long-time working artist herself, she’s helped tens of thousands of self-employed people skill up with accessible tax and money education, through her Money Bootcamp program, tax workshops from Florida to Alaska, and on the Sunlight Tax podcast. Her book, Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed, is the most funny and empowering tax guide you’ll ever read. 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[Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - Search our site - Categories - [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/artists-and-members) - [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/big-ideas) - [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/grants) - [How We Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/how-we-work) - [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/tips-and-tools) - [Updates and Announcements](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/updates-and-announcements) - Social - - - [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) ### Hannah Cole Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with self-employed people, especially creative and mission-driven ones. A long-time working artist herself, she’s helped tens of thousands of self-employed people skill up with accessible tax and money education, through her Money Bootcamp program, tax workshops from Florida to Alaska, and on the Sunlight Tax podcast. Her book, Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You’re Self-Employed, is the most funny and empowering tax guide you’ll ever read. Hannah is the founder of Sunlight Tax. [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/four-common-tax-day-misconceptions-and-how-to-fix-them) [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/tips-and-tools) | [Taxes](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/taxes) ## [4 Common Tax Day Misconceptions (and How to Fix Them)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/four-common-tax-day-misconceptions-and-how-to-fix-them) By [Hannah Cole](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/hannah-cole) April 13th, 2026 If you’re getting the feels as Tax Day approaches, you are probably human. There’s no tax education in this country (and how bananas is that?!?), so feeling confused or misunderstanding what’s required are common. As a tax educator for creative people, I see people frequently misunderstand how their taxes work, and Tax Day is the moment where it hits all at once. As we approach April 15, I’d like to clear up some common misconceptions about the tax deadline. 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And that’s bananas! It’s no wonder that US tax literacy is so low. So if taxes confuse you, I want to reassure you that you are not alone, and you’re not broken. Your creative work is shifting the culture for good, so let’s make sure you stay on the right side of the law and get the most out of your taxes. That way, you can keep your focus where it belongs: on your amazing work. As an artist and tax pro who helps self-employed creative people manage their taxes, I want to help you navigate the top five tax pitfalls I see in my work. 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