SAG-AFTRA Applauds Reintroduction of Performing Artist Tax Parity Act in U.S. House of Representative

SAG-AFTRA applauds the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA) today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would update the existing Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) tax deduction originally signed into law by President Reagan in 1986 to adjust for increased cost of living.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, “All of us at SAG-AFTRA are grateful for Reps. Vern Buchanan and Judy Chu for reintroducing the Performing Arts Tax Parity Act. This is an essential piece of bipartisan legislation that addresses the skyrocketing business costs for journeyman performers, allowing them to deduct their legitimate expenses such as agent and manager fees. This allows actors to remain working in this highly risky profession while supporting the wider economy that generates income from the entertainment industry. Thank you Reps. Buchanan and Chu for helping working class actors as they navigate the financial challenges of the film and television business.” 

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SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.