Tax Essentials for Self-Employed Dance Professionals

9:30AM to 12:30PM
$20

Tackle your income tax returns with greater peace of mind.

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Whether you are a choreographer, performer or cultural worker in the dance sector, get a clearer understanding of taxation for self-employed workers. Learn the basics of accounting, review your taxable income and deductible expenses, and gain the tools you need both to meet your tax obligations and to take full advantage of the deductions you are entitled to.

Objectives

Learn the basic accounting principles that apply to self-employed workers, including different legal business structures, fiscal years, recognition of income, capital expenditures vs. current expenses, reasonable expectation of profit, GST/QST calculations, copyright, and more.
Develop a better working method—or improve the one you already use—to keep your financial management organized.
Understand the tax rules governing the reporting of income and expenses for self-employed workers.
Improve your ability to prepare your own income tax return or to communicate the necessary information more effectively to your accountant.

Who is this training for?

Independent artists and cultural workers in the dance sector who are self-employed.

Exact Schedule

Thursday, March 18, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Friday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 25, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Frida, March 26, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Instructor

Guerlane Noël is Director, Tax and Estate Planning, Quebec, at Mackenzie Investments. She holds the Chartered Professional Accountant designation obtained in Quebec (CPA, CGA) and a graduate diploma in taxation from HEC Montréal. She is also currently completing a master’s program in tax law at HEC Montréal. Ms. Noël is a member of the Association de planification fiscale et financière and the Canadian Tax Foundation.

This training, offered by the Regroupement québécois de la danse, is funded by the Gouvernement du Québec through the Intervention-Compétences program administered by par Compétence Culture.