Social media influencer? The IRS still wants your taxes on time.

Social media influencers often look like they live a charmed life, but offline, they pay taxes just like the rest of us. Social media content creators, like everyone else with a more typical gig, must file their tax returns by April 15 with the IRS. And even if their lives look effortless on Instagram, you can almost bet their taxes will be more complicated. “Being self-employed introduces complexity compared to reporting W-2 income as an employee,” said Richard Pianoforte, managing director of tax at F ...