Posts Tagged ‘Robyn Guilliams’
Thursday, May 29th, 2014
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law & Order I’ve been hearing a lot about a recent U.S. ban on ivory that will prevent string players from transporting their instruments in and out of the country. However, I recently travelled to Europe and back with my cello (my bow has a small ivory inlay in […]
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Tags: artist, orchestra, orchestras, passports, permission, risk, Robyn Guilliams, travel
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring | Comments Off on The Elephant and The Frog
Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law & Disorder: Performing Arts Division, We are a small presenting organization, and we use an outside company to handle our ticket sales. The company provides us with cloud-based software, which we use to process both online and box office ticket sales. We were recently informed by the software company that […]
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Tags: box office, brian goldstein, credit card information, credit card transactions, damages, insurance, patrons, Robyn Guilliams, security breach, software company, ticket sales, ticketing software
Posted in Arts Management, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on We’ve Been Hacked!
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, June 12th, 2013
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law and Disorder, I run a small nonprofit presenting organization. We recently received an email from a patron who wanted to attend a particular performance, and he asked if we provide accommodations for the deaf. He indicated that either an American Sign Language interpreter or some sort of close captioning system […]
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Tags: ada, americans with disabilities act, audience members, nonprofit organization, patrons, public accommodations, reasonable accommodation, Robyn Guilliams, sign language interpreter
Posted in Arts Management, For Profits, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Accommodating Audience Members
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, December 19th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder Why is it necessary for Canadian performers to obtain work permits in order to perform in the United States? Although Visas are not necessary, the work permit is necessary. Why are the artists not able to enter the way other business people under the North American Free […]
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Tags: canadian performers, canadians, north american free trade agreement, performer, Robyn Guilliams, visa requirement, work authorization, work permits
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on What’s Wrong With Canada?
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!
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, April 4th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law and Disorder, What are the copyright issues in posting a performance of a piece of music on YouTube for global streaming? And, since people can easily download YouTube content, what are the implications for the person who’s posted it, or the downloaders for that matter? Before answering your question, I […]
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Tags: Copyrights, ftm, law and disorder, musical performance, performance license, Robyn Guilliams, synchronization license, videotape, youtube
Posted in Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Recordings, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Posting Musical Performances on YouTube