As you enter the new year, make sure you have a plan in place for success. Get organized and motivated with a proactive strategy.

TALA resident CPA, Lisa Sretenovic, will walk you through a process to start the year off in the right direction with her STRATEGY components.

TALA receives questions every year about the IRS Form 1099, both from those who are required to send and those who receive. This year we’ve got you covered with a 1099 and W-9 webinar to answer all your questions. If you’ve got concerns in regard to sending or receiving a 1099, join CPA Lisa Sretenovic for a short presentation and Q&A.

Do you have last minute questions about ACA enrollment? You may be eligible for a subsidy to assist with healthcare premium costs. Join Caleb Reynolds and Lisa Sretenovic on Jan 9 or 10 for a short insurance presentation which covers the federal healthcare marketplace.

In part one of this series, we will explore the music publishing landscape, ensuring that you learn where you need to affiliate to collect your earned royalties from the songs you write.

In part two of this series, we will discuss the mechanics of distributing your music digitally while comparing and contrasting some of the main features of the popular music distribution aggregators.

The Copyright Claims Board (or CCB) is an alternative forum to federal court to resolve copyright disputes up to $30,000 total (called “small claims”). The CCB is being created under the CASE Act as a means of assisting independent creators in protecting their works.

Our friends at the El Paso International Music Foundation are hosting TALA attorney Gwendolyn Seale for a seminar covering digital distribution and publishing administration; comparing and contrasting the terms and features of the major aggregators in the music distribution and administration spaces (Youtube, TikTok, Instagram).

Artists and Inventors! Looking to protect something you created? This event is for you.

Whether you’re an artist or inventor, you should know how to protect your intellectual property. This full day seminar will provide a brief view of different types of intellectual property – patent, trademark, copyright – and then offer individualized, detailed content based on specific needs and one-on-one time with patent, trademark, and copyright attorney experts.

TALA’s popular annual seminar is back for 2022 with a two-part online webinar featuring TWO CPA’s. Join us for both nights to get the complete content.

It’s important to be up to date with information that impacts your tax liability.   We’ll cover the usual tax basics plus additional topics such as relief aid payments, SBA program funds, unemployment, charitable deductions, the child tax credit, and more.

Structured with artists in mind, this seminar is designed to walk you through your tax return, addressing common artist concerns and important IRS regulations pertaining to creative practices.

This seminar will provide record keeping tips especially for the artist sole proprietor or independent contractor, so when life happens, you’ll be prepared to easily access pertinent financial information.

Join Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) and TALA experts to learn about applying for PPP loans and how to determine if you’re eligible for the Second Draw. We’ll walk you through the process, share application tips, and discuss:

- Who is eligible?

- How much can I receive?

- What records do I need to apply?

- How do I calculate payroll, employees, and reduction in revenue?

- How must I spend the money for the loan to be forgiven?

- What documentation should I keep?

During this webinar, we will explore what the new blanket license and the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) means for self-administered songwriters and independent music publishers.

Topics will include: the purpose and functionality of the MLC, and how to ensure your songwriter and publisher data is delivered to the MLC as swiftly as possible so you can collect your earned mechanical royalties from streaming and downloads.

Public art projects present a myriad of concerns for the creator, many of which are unique to location and installation. Since these commissions are never one size fits all, artists need to understand how project goals intertwine with contract clauses to ensure that artists protect their intellectual property and receive fair payment.

What rights does an artist retain once artwork is displayed publicly or sold?

Join TALA as we discuss the moral rights granted in the Visual Artists Rights Act. Plus we’ll talk about common scenarios and answer questions regarding copyright ownership, the right of publicity, and licenses for commercial use. The attorneys will take individual questions at the end of the presentation.

Artists and musicians must remit sales tax payment on taxable sales.

If you need information about your liabilities under the sales tax in Texas or have questions about the tax as it relates to your current artistic business, join TALA and a representative from the Texas Comptroller to learn more.

It’s important that artists know what they own and how federal copyright protections can add value to creativity.

Learn what rights you possess as a copyright owner and how to protect those rights.

As an artist, managing your finances may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, giving thought to budgeting and financial planning, both as an individual and artistic business, can have a big impact on career success.

Get organized and prepare for the future.

Are you a visual artist who collects and remits Texas sales tax? If not, maybe you should!

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts has been hosting educational programming that is free and open to the public since its inception. Enclosed is a list highlighting some events from our archive.