Accounting for actors and performers
Accountants for Actors
Acting work rarely arrives as a steady salary. You might be paid as an employee on one job and as a contractor on the next, with residuals, overseas work and long gaps in between. We have worked with actors for decades and know how to make that pattern work at tax time.
We prepare actors’ tax returns, review which costs you can claim and the records to keep, and check whether you may be eligible for Income Averaging as a performing artist.
Who we work with
Who this is for
- Screen and stage actors
- Voice and commercial actors
- Performers working in Australia and overseas
- Actors starting out and established names
What clients ask us
Common things to work through
- Income that changes a lot from one year to the next
- Being paid as an employee on some jobs and a contractor on others
- Which costs, such as agent fees, classes and travel, you can claim
- Residuals and payments for work done in earlier years
- Whether you may be eligible for Income Averaging
Services
Services that apply here
Income Averaging
This is a specialised tax concession for eligible special professionals, including actors, writers, athletes, musicians, artists and certain production associates with variable income.
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