Artists & Musicians! Understand the important stuff when it comes to your federal tax return. Austin Music Foundation and Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA)  present The Art of Taxes: Musician’s Edition

Created with musicians in mind, this seminar will walk you through your tax return, addressing common artist concerns and important IRS regulations pertaining to creative practices. Lisa Sretenovic will be sharing her expertise, highlighting the issues that many musicians encounter in their tax returns.

Topics Covered:

What it means to be self-employed/independent contractor
What the self-employment tax is and how it is paid
Keeping records of income and expenses
Which expenses are deductible
What is needed to prepare your taxes
Estimated tax payments
Business vs. Hobby rules
Sales tax and employment tax
Home office expenses

About Lisa Sretenovic, CPA/CITP/CGMA

Lisa, a shareholder of The Mangold Group, is an entrepreneurially oriented professional delivering financial and organizational efficiencies to increase the profit in small and large companies. She manages client relationships with customized schedules of services in accounting, tax, strategic planning, budgeting, analysis, process improvement, and training. In addition to 20 plus years of experience, Lisa holds the AICPA Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), a unique credential designed specifically for CPAs who have a wide range of documented IT competency. She particularly enjoys the education of financial literacy to non-profits and entrepreneurs. Lisa is a current professional volunteer for artists and arts organizations through TALA and is a past TALA board member.

Artists of other disciplines are encouraged to attend The Art of Taxes presented by TALA at the Dougherty Arts Center on Tuesday, January 28. More info can be found here.

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.