I retire from full-time employment July 1. • I am working on a new edition of my book “Turning Point.

Good afternoon from southeast Georgia,

I'm Doug, and I'm sorry to hear of the confusion, Joyce. My goal is to provide you with excellent service today.

Because your appointment at Georgia Tech will be inextricably tied to your continued work on your book, of course you will be able to write off all unreimbursed expenses against royalties that you might earn, as well as against any wages you might be paid by Tech during your participation in that program.

What you can't deduct from royalties is the income you earn as a consultant. I'm not sure that you intended to ask that, but it looks kind of like it to me, so I answered it anyway. After all, income is income.

It would make sense if for tax purposed you file a schedule C---and that will be required for you to write off these business expenses. Whether you form a business, such as a sole proprietorship, LLC or corporation is entirely up to you. But unless you are talking a lot of money, going to the trouble of forming a business might not be worth the expense.

Please keep in mind that, even though you have already paid your deposit money over to JustAnswer, until you rate me highly for my service, I will not be paid for having assisted you with your questions.

If you have additional questions, you may of course reply back to me and I will be happy to continue to assist you further until your questions have been answered to your satisfaction.

I wish you and yours the best in 2014,

Doug