Saturday, March 5th, 2016 from 1-4pm

Xpace Cultural Centre, 2-303 Lansdowne Ave.

rsvp at xpace.eventbrite.com

Poster by Marley Allen-Ash

Tax Workshop for Artists, Designers and Creatives
How to write off your professional practice
Speaker: Brian Borts, CPA – specializing in the arts and entertainment industry

It’s almost Tax Season again: a particularly perplexing and sometimes stressful time as an artist, designer or creative. By understanding the tax system and how if effects your practice, you’ll pay less tax and be less likely to fall prey to erroneous tax information. Also, as an artist, there are a number of tax deductions that are unique to you!

Topics Covered:
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP’S)
Legal Entities
Employment vs. Self-Employment
Self- Employment Expenses
Filing Requirements
Record Keeping

The workshop is free but we ask for a suggested donation of $5 for non OCAD U students.

Please rsvp at xpace.eventbrite.com