Galway Culture Company
Webinar: An Artist’s Guide to Tax

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Project Name
Webinar: An Artist’s Guide to Tax
Project Partners
- Galway County Council Arts Office
- Galway City Council Arts Office
- Galway Culture Company
- Visual Artists Ireland
Role of Galway Culture Company
Partner
Strategic Aim
This project falls under our third strategic aim;
Provide Supports to the Cultural and Creative Sector
Project Description
An introductory session on finance for artists, this session aims to support artists who are new to self-employment or who are considering registering as self-employed with Revenue. This session will look at:
- The benefits of being registered as self-employed
- How to register as a self-employed taxpayer
- How different income is treated in your tax return
- How to record income and expenditure
- What are allowable expenses
- The Artists Tax Exemption
- Income Tax
- USC
- PRSI and other issues in response to participant questions
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The webinar is supported by Galway Culture Company, Galway County and Galway City Council arts offices and is free for artists based in Galway.
Tutor Bio – Gaby Smyth
Gaby Smyth is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and managing director with Gaby Smyth & Company Ltd., Business Consultants. He has provided business and taxation advice to individuals and companies for almost 20 years, specialising in the literary, music, film and theatre arts. Gaby has a keen personal and professional interest in the visual arts, promoting not just the work, but the role, of artists, through his work with organisations such as:


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Gaby was also chair of the board of Irish National Opera.
Projects outcomes - what we expect from this project
To support artists who are new to self-employment with information they need for registering with Revenue.
How is this project funded
Partnership project co-funded by Galway County Council, Galway City Council and Galway Culture Company, which is supported by the Government of Ireland under the National Development Plan through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Duration
This webinar takes place on Tuesday, 14 June from 2-3pm.
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