Modeling 101 - Answering Reader Questions

Princess of Dorne Wrote (in response to the blog post, "When You Get No Support for Modeling" ): I don't know about mine. I already graduated from college, hoping to get their 'favors' yet I feel like, they're still hesitant. Hi, Princess of Dorne! Things with parents take time, especially when it comes to accepting their child's role in the modeling industry. In my case, I am happy to report that my dad is now totally on board and supportive of my career (it only took about 10 years haha). But the fact that he is now on my team made the long wait and obstacles worth it. What changed my dad's mind was when I moved back home to look after him and help take care of the household since my mom works a lot and isn't really home. He got a front row seat to my phone conversations with clients, handling emails related to booking jobs, seeing me get ready for shoots and gigs and my social media posts documenting what I was doing. That's not ...

(Responding to the Modeling 101 blog post, " Modeling & Taxes (for parents of models under 18 ") Patricia Mendez Wrote: Thank you for writing this informative article. My question is: my 18 year old son is being charged $2,600 to cover the fee for filling out the W9 form in order to work as a model. Is this a scam or is this how it really works? Thank you in advance. Patricia Hello, Patricia! I'm not a tax professional but I have never heard of any filing fee to fill out a W9. For one thing, you can find a blank W9 to download, fill out and submit for free on any government website. Secondly, I've never heard of any company, agency, client, etc. who has required payment for a model to submit this document. As a model I have been asked to provide a signed W9 via email and no money was ever a part of the conversation. This sounds like a scam of the dumbest degree on the part of the person requesting it so tell your son to run for the hills and not ...