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For the past 18 months, musician, painter and performer 

Venus De Mars has been battling with the Minnesota Department of Revenue

 over her status as a professional artist.

The department ruled that De Mars is not a professional artist and cannot claim tax deductions for artistic work, and therefore owed several thousand dollars in back taxes.

This morning Venus De Mars sent out the following note to friends and fans:

De Mars will be celebrating and performing 

I'll be interviewing De Mars tomorrow, and will have more on the story next week.

Arts and Culture

State of the Arts Blog

Marianne Combs

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For the past 18 months, musician, painter and performer Venus De Mars has been battling with the Minnesota Department of Revenue over her status as a professional artist. The department ruled that De Mars is not a professional artist and cannot claim tax deductions for artistic work, and therefore owed several thousand dollars in back…

Venus De Mars’ long tax battle ends, in her favor

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