Posts Tagged ‘irs’
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We have a non-profit theater company with our own performance space. We are looking for additional ways to increase our revenue stream within the terms of the lease. Two questions: Can a non-profit collect revenue for rented space or must it take the form of […]
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Tags: accident, damages, insurance, irs, taxable income, venue
Posted in Arts Management, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Venues | Comments Off on Never Rent Your Theater To Cannibals
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
By Robyn Guilliams, Esq. Dear Law & Disorder, I am a member of a band in Canada, and we do quite a few performances in the U.S. each year. Our accountant has always told us that we don’t need to file income tax returns in the U.S., because the band is incorporated, and also […]
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Tags: canada, exceptions, irs, payment, tax identification number, tax liability, tax return, tax treaty, tax withholding, uscis, venue, visas
Posted in Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Uncategorized, Visas | Comments Off on Beware of Wolves In Expert Clothing!
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. As the U.S. Legal Advisor to the International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA), I’ve been asked to prepare an update on a variety of current issues involving international touring at the next membership meeting in London on November 27, 2015. Not only do I adore IAMA, but as this would provide […]
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Tags: boilerplate, canadian performers, contract, engagement fees, engagements, Festival, immigration, irs, ITIN, Licensing, London, money, musician, negotiation, opera, orchestra, orchestras, passports, payment, performer, petitions, presenter, processing times, SSN, tax return, Tour, travel, uscis, venue, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, waiver, work, work authorization
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on International Touring: A Report From The Front Lines
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A presenter is refusing to pay one of our artists who has an O-1 visa, but does not have a Social Security Number. Does a foreign artist who is performing in the U.S. under an O-1 also have to get a Social Security number in […]
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Tags: artist, contract, contractual provision, engagement contract, engagement fees, immigration, immigration law, irs, ITIN, money, presenter, SSN, tax obligations, tax return, university, venue, work, work authorization
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Paying By the Numbers
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I have several visa petitions pending as well as applications for Central Withholding Agreements. What impact will the government shutdown have? Do I need to be worried? That depends on whether or not the lack of an operational government worries you. Granted, it hasn’t been that […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, irs, petitions, processing times, Tour, uscis, visa application, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Does The Government Shut Down Also Shut Our Doors?
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law and Disorder, I have been in artist management for a long time, thought I had seen it all, but something just came up for one of my artists that has me completely stumped. My client was sent a 1099 for a hotel stay that the presenter provided for an engagement. […]
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Tags: gig, hotel accommodations, hotel costs, hotel stay, hotels, irs, irs law, Robyn Guilliams, taxable income, travel
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on A Room With A View…and a 1099
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I hire musicians to perform, with me. Are they employees or independent contractors? I do not deduct taxes from what I pay them. Should I also make them sign a contract stating that they are independent contractors? Contrary to what many believe, the distinction between who […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, corporation, distinction, federal government, Goldstein, independent contractor, independent contractors, insurance, irs, legal relationships, limited liability company, musician, part time, sole proprietor, unemployment insurance laws
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Employees, For Profits, Independent Contractors, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Limited Liability Companies, Non-Profits, Venues | Comments Off on Independent Contractors or Employees: What’s In A Name?
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
By Robyn Guilliams, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: There seems to be some clarification needed regarding income earned by non-US artists we represent who perform in Canada. We act as the agent for the artists, so payment is always made to us. If an artist will be performing in Canada, but payment comes to us […]
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Tags: 1042s, agent, artist, canada, irs, money, payment, personal services, Robyn Guilliams, source income, tax obligations, tax withholding
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring | Comments Off on Another Taxing Question
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams What is the difference between a “non-profit” organization and a “tax-exempt” organization? I hear these terms used interchangeably – do they mean the same thing? Great question! These terms do not mean the same thing. All tax-exempt organizations are non-profits; however, not all non-profits are tax exempt. When an organization wishes to […]
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Tags: charitable mission, corporation, federal tax exempt status, federal taxes, irs, Non-Profits, profit company, Robyn Guilliams, tax exempt organizations, tax exempt status
Posted in Arts Management, For Profits, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Presenters, Taxes, Venues | Comments Off on Non-Profit and Tax-exempt: What’s In a Name?
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law & Disorder Team – We run an international competition that takes place in a different country every two years and each time we have to learn new lessons around taxation. What is the Withholding Tax situation around jury services or the teaching of master classes for non-US resident jury members? […]
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Tags: foreign countries, international competition, irs, ITIN, Robyn Guilliams, SSN, tax identification number, tax liability, tax treaties, tax withholding, withholding tax
Posted in Arts Management, Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The 30% Withholding Tax Isn’t Just For Performers!