Dear Member,
The bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Reps. Judy Chu and Vern Buchanan and Sens. Mark Warner and Bill Hagerty, will be a game-changer for SAG-AFTRA members.
If passed, this bill will allow arts workers to deduct on their federal income taxes ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the course of employment — a deduction arts workers lost when tax reform passed in 2017.
Since then, we’ve heard from countless members about how their taxes have gone up because they lost the ability to deduct their business expenses — that includes everything from agents and managers fees to equipment, website hosting and audio/video reels, to name just a few.
Join us and ask your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act.
As arts workers everywhere — from actors, recording artists, musicians and dancers to crew — return to work, the last thing they need is a tax code that punishes them for seeking work. The PATPA fixes this problem!
Most performing artists are employees who spend 20 to 30 percent or more of their income on necessary expenses. The Performing Artist Tax Parity Act will level the playing field for arts workers as we look to build a more fair arts industry.
In unity,
SAG-AFTRA