[PDF] The New Tax Guide For Performers Writers Directors Designers And Other Show Biz Folk eBook

Author : Brendon Hanlon
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2004-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780879100827

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(Limelight). "This jam-packed little volume is worth its price many times over if you work in theatre and want to keep every dollar you legally can from the IRS. Not only does Hanlon tell you all the deductions that are available to show business people, but best of all he tells you how to organize your records, what to keep, even what to do it you are audited." Educational Theatre News

Author : Peter Jason Riley
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 32,51 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 1585108340

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New Tax Guide provides an in-depth look at income and taxes for various types of artists, writers, performers, and other creative people. A general guide to smart record keeping, business and tax forms, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid, the fifth edition offers creatively employed individuals the most current and clear advice on topics such as crowdfunding, deductible expenses, and what to do if you get audited.

Author : Peter Jason Riley
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780879109660

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Peter Jason Riley is a CPA who for many years has practiced in the Boston area. His book opens with basic material that applies to everyone, offering a roadmap through today's tax landscape and general discussions of different types of income, various kinds of expenses and IRS-allowed tax deductions. Following are the chapters that deal with the specific tax situation relevant to each category of artist. These range from the cost of acting lessons and makeup through depreciation of guitars and the maintenance of home studios to income from teaching jobs and royalties. In the final sections of the book, Riley considers various ways performers and other arts professionals can reduce their taxes, explains how to prepare for an audit, and suggests ways to locate, evaluate, choose and effectively work with a professional arts-oriented tax advisor.

Author : Rachel Moore
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1501105981

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An inspiring, real world guide for artists, in the classic bestselling tradition of What Color Is Your Parachute?, that shows how to build a successful, stable career in the performing arts, from the President and CEO of The Music Center in Los Angeles, who has carved her own success through her creative talent and business skill. While performing artists have many educational opportunities to perfect their craft, they are often on their own when it comes to learning the business skills necessary to launch their careers. At the end of the day, show business is, well, a business. In The Artist’s Compass, Rachel Moore (who rose from a dancer in the American Ballet Theater’s corps de ballet to become the CEO of that organization—and is today the head of The Music Center in LA) shares how to make life as a performer more successful, secure, and sustainable by approaching a career in the arts like an entrepreneur. Misty Copeland calls Moore “a great example of a woman who used the skills that we gain as dancers to become a leader,” and it’s those hard-won lessons she imparts to a new generation of artists in this book—encouraging every performer to develop marketable skills alongside their creative talent. With testimonials from artists like Lang Lang, Sigourney Weaver, and Renee Fleming, plus inspiring anecdotes from Moore’s own journey in the arts, The Artist’s Compass teaches aspiring performers how to take charge of their own careers and how to create their own brand and marketing platform to achieve personal and professional success. In an engaging, “realistic, but also passionate” (Publishers Weekly) voice, Moore combines her artistic and corporate experience to address the finer points of building a career in a challenging industry. The Artist's Compass is the essential success guide for aspiring artists, driving home the point that honing professional skills beyond the stage is not forsaking one’s art, but for the sake of one’s art.

Author : Andrea Uselman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,95 MB
Release : 2008-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 0578003287

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"Beyond Talent" is a practical, tell-it-like-it-is handbook for starting and sustaining a performance career. With a collection of personal insights, Andrea Uselman dedicates pages to the critical and often overseen topics of the performance industry. Also included are tips and advice from seasoned professionals in music, theatre and dance who share their real-world experiences in what it takes to stand out and be recognized. With a broad range of information "Beyond Talent" is a working resource that readers will come to again and again as they see their performance careers take off!

Author : Peter Jason Riley
Publisher : Focus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,99 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Artists
ISBN : 9781585104697

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A reference text for anyone in the arts (writers, artists, performers, etc.) who needs help in navigating the issues of their federal income taxes; includes models of all the appropriate federal income tax forms.

Author : Anne E. McMills
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1134650043

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What are the do’s and don’ts of being a good assistant lighting designer? What are focus tapes, and how do I use them? What is the best method for creating a magic sheet? What should be found in every assistant’s kit? How do I make that first important leap into this professional career? Answer these questions and many more with The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit. This definitive guide unlocks the insider-secrets used to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer (ALD) – whether choosing assisting as a career or while transitioning to another. This book outlines, step-by-step, the challenges the ALD faces during every phase of production. Never before has a resource existed that views the design process through the eyes of the assistant. Intermingled among the nuts and bolts of the paperwork and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for personal survival in this challenging career – both domestically and abroad as well as in other careers in lighting. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school! The author's website can be found at http://www.aldtoolkit.com/.