Barnes Financial Concierge

Home
United States
New York, NY
Barnes Financial Concierge

Directions Website

We guide creatives, consultants and small businesses owners with tax and accounting solutions so you have the freedom to focus on doing what you love most.

10/22/2026

Estimated taxes aren't just a business-owner thing.

Interest and dividends without withholding.
Capital gains from a sale.
A retirement distribution.
An inheritance or prize.

If income arrived without tax already taken out, this may be yours to handle.

10/19/2026

If you're self-employed, the IRS doesn't wait until April for its share.

It's called pay-as-you-go — the same idea behind a W-2 paycheck withholding, just handled by you instead of an employer.

Four payments a year. Not one surprise at the end.

10/16/2026

Lauren René has a W-2, a stack of 1099s, and an LLC a castmate told her to form. She also has questions.

Maybe you do too.

This Fall, we’re answering them in three classes:
Tax Season, Simplified (Nov 4), Know Your Numbers (Nov 11), and LLC: To Be, And Then What? (Nov 17).

Ninety minutes each, in plain language, with room for your questions. Link in bio.
There is a story behind the numbers. Come read yours with us.

10/15/2026

Picture your tax season ending two different ways.
One where the tax bill catches you off guard. One where you already knew the number, because you'd been paying it in pieces all along.
The difference isn't the income. It's the plan.

10/10/2026

Class is in session.

For years, the questions have come to us one at a time. In tax meetings. In emails sent late at night. In the pause after someone says, "This might be a silly question, but…"

They were never silly. So this fall, we're answering them together.

Our first class series starts Wednesday, Nov 4:

No jargon. No talking down. Just plain language, real examples, and room for your questions.

There is a story behind the numbers. More details coming soon!

09/29/2026

A W-2 job and a freelance income stream don't behave the same way come tax season.
One's already been taxed. The other is waiting on you.
Know which is which before April decides for you.

#1099

09/25/2026

Nobody taught us this in school.
When income shows up untaxed — a fee, a royalty, a 1099 — the rule of thumb is simple:
set aside 25 to 30 percent before you touch the rest.
Florida creative? Closer to 25. New York City? Closer to 30.

09/24/2026

Today we're celebrating the woman who built this whole thing from a belief her mother planted decades ago: that there is a story behind every number.

Happy birthday to our founder, Aquaila Barnes.

Twenty years in this industry, fourteen of them leading Barnes Financial Concierge, and still just as invested in making sure her clients understand their own story as she was on day one.

Here's to another year of good numbers and better stories. 🥂

09/21/2026

The direct deposit lands on a Tuesday.
Before you move a dollar of it, ask yourself one question: how much of this is actually
mine to keep?
Not to kill the good feeling. Just to protect it.

09/16/2026

Here’s a snippet from our latest podcast available on through the link in our bio🔗. Manda gave some great insights into entrepreneurship, so we know you will find this episode enriching.
Take a listen and let us know what you think!

Address

274 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
10016

Website

http://www.barnesfinancialconcierge.com/, https://barnesfinancialconcierge.substack.com/p/there-is-a-story-in-your-numbe

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Barnes Financial Concierge posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.