March 2013 Newsletter

March 2013 Newsletter

From Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

covering the following topics:

AUSTIN-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Jewel Arrington presented by Austin Creative Alliance with AmeriCorps Vista and TALA 3/25/13

HOUSTON-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Kathy Ploch 3/26/13

Copyright Seminar with Erin Rodgers 3/28/13

UPDATE: Effective Immediately, TALA Will No Longer Accept 1040 Tax Filing Requests

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AUSTIN-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Jewel Arrington presented by Austin Creative Alliance with AmeriCorps Vista and TALA Monday, March 25, 2013

Structured with artists in mind, this seminar is designed to walk you through your tax return, addressing common concerns artists have about hobby loss, expenses that can and cannot be deducted, and other important IRS regulations pertaining to creative practices. This seminar is free and open to TALA members and non-members, however advanced registration is required. Please RSVP to [email protected] before Thursday, March 21.

AUSTIN-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Jewel Arrington
Monday, March 25, 2013
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Long Center/ATT Conference Room
701 W. Riverside
Austin, TX 78701

HOUSTON-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Kathy Ploch Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Structured with artists in mind, this seminar is designed to walk you through your tax return, addressing common concerns artists have about hobby loss, expenses that can and cannot be deducted, and other important IRS regulations pertaining to creative practices. This seminar is free and open to TALA members and non-members, however advanced registration is required. Please RSVP to [email protected] before Thursday, March 21.

HOUSTON-The Art of Taxes: Individual Tax Seminar with Kathy Ploch
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
TALA
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006

“Copyright for Artists” with Erin Rodgers Thursday, March 28, 2013

TALA Staff Attorney Erin Rodgers will lead an informative and comprehensive session covering copyrighting basics as well as the role of Creative Commons and its impact on artists and their work. There will be time for questions during the presentation. Please send your RSVP to [email protected]. This program is free to attend.

“Copyright for Artists” with Erin Rodgers
Thursday, March 28, 2013
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
TALA
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006

Nonprofit Orientation with Erin Rodgers, Wednesday, February 27, 2013

These sessions are designed to provide information to those interested in forming a tax exempt, nonprofit corporation, covering the basic function and structure of exempt organizations, bookkeeping and tax issues related to exempt organizations, and other pertinent information. There will also be time for questions and answers during the session. Session will be presented by Erin Rodgers, TALA Staff Attorney. This program is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to [email protected] as space is limited.

Nonprofit Orientation with Erin Rodgers
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
TALA Office
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006

UPDATE: Effective Immediately, TALA will no longer accept 1040 Tax Filing Requests

UPDATE: Effective Immediately, TALA will no longer accept 1040 Tax Filing Requests

With sincerest regrets, TALA will no longer offer Individual 1040 Tax Filing Services for our members. Those needing assistance filing a 1040 should contact one of the following tax service organizations:
Houston
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
El Paso
Brownsville
Corpus Christi: 5 locations at Coastal Community and Teacher Credit Union, 2 Goodwill Industries, Boys and Girls Club and Delmar College
Beaumont: Lamar University, Catholic Charities of SE Texas, Port Arthur Library
Amarillo: AARP sites at Amarillo Senior Citizens Center, Amarillo Northeast Library, Amarillo southwest Library
Midland/Odessa:
Midland -Community National Bank, Midland Senior Center, Casa de Amigos
Odessa – Catholic Charities of Odessa and Odessa Northside Senior Center
TALA will continue offering 990-EZ tax filing services for member organizations. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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A portion of TALA’s programs and services are generously supported by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, Association of Corporate Council–Austin Chapter, Austin Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Blakely Soloff Taylor & Zaffman–LLP, The Brown Foundation, Blair Dancy, Fish & Richardson PC, The Harris and Eliza Kempner, The Houston Arts Alliance, The Houston Endowment, Intel Corp, Intel Volunteer Grant Progran, The Texas Commission on the Arts, and Trop Pruner & Hu PC

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