Posts Tagged ‘exceptions’
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, December 10th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. I realize there are other equally important issues out there than visas and international touring. However, in the wake of the recent terrorist attack in California, and as U.S. politicians and political candidates roll out a “Keep the Hate Alive” campaign, we are constantly receiving alarming updates from clients […]
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Tags: approval notice, audition, canadians, cancellation, competitions, exceptions, immigration, immigration law, performer, processing times, Tour, travel, university, uscis, validity period, visa petition, visa petitions, visa waiver program, visas, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on International Touring: More Tales From The Front Lines
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I’ve been asked sign a bad performance review with a number of inaccuracies. Can I be fired if I don’t sign it? Or should I insist that it be amended to reflect the truth? Our Executive Director is very emotional and hard to deal with, […]
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Tags: contract, exceptions, work
Posted in Arts Management, Employees, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Never Play Chess With Pigeons
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder Do non-US artists need artist visas when they come in to perform a showcase at a booking conference? They don’t get paid. Its just to get bookings. In fact, the artists lose money doing this. Can they enter on a tourist visa or do they have […]
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Tags: audition, bookings, Brian Taylor, engagements, exceptions, Goldstein, immigration, immigration law, state department, travel, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Showcasing: A Rare Visa Exception
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein So glad I found your page on the internet, so far it’s been the most helpful out of all my Google searches! I have just a couple of questions. We are from Australia and I have a 14 year old son who has signed a recording contract in the US. Currently we are traveling […]
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Tags: artist, artistsfromabroad, audition, Brian Taylor, business meetings, citizens, competitions, exceptions, Goldstein, music labels, recording, sightseeing, travel, valid passport, visa waiver countries, visa waiver program, visitor, visitor visa, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Recordings, Visas | Comments Off on Can A Visitor Record An Album?
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein I wonder if you would mind giving me some advice on a visa situation with one of my artists. To summarise, I represent a British artist who was commissioned to write a 7 minute piece for a university in the United States which will be premiered in 2013. The artist will […]
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Tags: artist, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, exceptions, Goldstein, passports, payment, travel, university, visa waiver program, visa waiver scheme, visitor, visitor visa, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on When You’re Right, You’re Right!
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams We hold a piano competition where artists, some from abroad, pay their own way to come here to compete. If they win any prize money, do we need to withhold taxes? For artists who are nonresidents of the U.S., I’m afraid you are required to withhold taxes! The general rule is that […]
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Tags: artistsfromabroad, exceptions, gross income, irs, piano competition, prize money, publication 901, Robyn Guilliams, tax treaties, tax treaty
Posted in Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes | Comments Off on Do Competitions Need To Withhold Taxes On An Artist’s Prize Money?
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM: What needs to be done to bring a performing artist from a foreign country to play in a US concert? How is their pay reported to the IRS? Is withholding required? Do they have to pay taxes on the money that they earn in the US? Etc. Wow, this […]
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Tags: agent, approval notice, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, exceptions, ftm, Goldstein, irs, manager, necessary visa, petition fee, presenter, tax return, united states citizenship and immigration services, visa petition, visitor visa
Posted in Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on I Want To Engage A Foreign Artist. Tell Me Everything I Need To Know!
