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 it affects your practice, you’ll pay less taxes and be less likely to fall prey to erroneous information. Also, as an artist, there are a number 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

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

“Shantae is a Seneca College graduate and is an Accounting and Bookkeeping expert with 7 years in the industry. She has worked within many industries to help them scale and grow their company from Marketing and PR to E-Commerce and service based industries. She works with individuals and companies from freelancers to small and medium sized businesses. With uncompromising attention to detail, Shantae uses her passion for both personal and professional finance to support these businesses. Since 2018, Shantae has worked as an independent Bookkeeper at her own boutique firm, Cobella Financial. Shantae is on a mission to educate entrepreneurs about managing their business’ finances in the best way possible and to help them grow and succeed. She is analytical, experienced and known as a savvy Accountant. Her personality and business acumen sets her apart. She has volunteered with organizations such as Woodgreen Community Centre to provide tax prep services helping those in all tax situations.” 

For more info on Shantae, please visit www.cobellafinancial.com 

This workshop is Free/ PWYC (Suggested $5) No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

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This workshop will be hosted on Zoom. The Zoom code will be sent to those who registered the day of via email so please stay tuned for all info needed for logging in and accessing this event.

Poster by Cecilia Salcedo