The Withholding Tax law in the States presents a major issue for any manager planning on taking their artist(s) to the United States. Generally if you are a “non-resident entertainer performing in the United States” you are subject to 30 percent withholding of gross income.  Note that it is 30% of gross not the net income. This tax is basically levied on any income related to the live performance

In conjunction with local educational establishments, the FAC and MMF will look at how students can apply what they learn to the real world and provide both artist and manager perspectives on curriculum subjects. Topics covered will include, for example, what copyright and term extension mean to both established and emerging artists and how issues surrounding intellectual property are impacting the