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Aug 26 Webinar: Incorporating for Theatre Writers - Essentials for LLCs, S Corps, and Sole Proprietorships

Feeling overwhelmed by the options for structuring your theatre writing business? You're not alone. Join us for an insightful webinar where we'll break down the basics of business entity types and help you determine which one is right for you now, and what to consider as you reassess your choice in the future. Join us to demystify the process and make an informed decision about your theatre writing business's future. In this webinar, we’ll cover:...
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Estate Planning Week 2021: Learn How to Protect Your Work and Plan for the Future!

“Estate planning is especially important for dramatists, who own their own copyrights. Those copyrights will last for life, plus an additional 70 years. Many dramatists have yet to consider what will happen to their work when they are no longer there to protect it. The DG©M is here to help dramatists explore the process of estate and legacy planning.” -Deborah Murad, Executive Director of the DG©M This October, join DG Copyright Management for Estate and Legacy Planning Week. We've...
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DG Financial Literacy: Defining (and Re-Defining) Your Value

Hosted by Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Certified Public Accountant and Founder, Minerva Financial Arts Wednesday, August 25 Eastern Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm - 4:30pm We all know that the arts have value. But, sometimes, explaining your value as an artist is a little more complicated. In this hands-on webinar, we’ll review the key components of a unique value proposition,...
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DG Financial Literacy Series: Managing Debt and Credit Scores

Join us on Wednesday, July 14 for a webinar on Managing Debt and Credit Scores with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Certified Public Accountant and Founder, Minerva Financial Arts. Eastern Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm - 4:30pm The average American’s debt is $90,000, and it often includes medical debt, student loan debt, and credit card debt. Whether your own...
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DG Financial Literacy: Financial Wellness for Theatre Writers

Join us on Wednesday, June 16 for a webinar on Financial Wellness for Theatre Writers with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Certified Public Accountant and Founder, Minerva Financial Arts. Eastern Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm - 4:30pm Building healthy financial habits can be a challenge for anyone. In the arts, we have the added complication of managing cash flow, measuring...
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DG Webinar: Taxes in the Age of COVID

Join us on March 24 for a DG webinar providing support for dramatists on how to navigate the process of filing taxes during the pandemic. Wednesday, March 24 Eastern Time: 6pm – 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm-6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm-5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm-4:30pm Hosted by Elaine Grogan Luttrull Certified Public Accountant Founder, Minerva Financial Arts If it is true that the only certainties in life are death and...
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LLC Boot Camp for Playwrights

The new 2018 tax law dramatically changed the way artists do business. Many business expense deductions (such as agent fees or research materials) are set to expire for individual filers, even as those same deductions will still be available to corporate filers. So what are the implications for playwrights? Given our unique position as licensors of our work, does it make sense to incorporate?