mauriziodececco Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I just received 2 euros in royalties from the french association of composers and authirs (Sacem). Nice, but yet competitive with a large pizza Maurizio 1 Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoMan51 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Congratulations Maurizio! And no, I don"t care what the gig pays in money. We musicians spend enormous amounts of time and effort on things that please us rather than pleasing a paying customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 They say you're not a professional unless you're getting paid, well now you are officially a professional songwriter. Congrat's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Welcome to the club, Maurizio! Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauriziodececco Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Follow up: this must be fun for those of you don't konw the french burocracy. I discovered after almost a year that even if i gained 2 euros (actually 11, see below), i am *really* taken seriously as professional in France: i have a been automatically registered to the URSSAF (no idea of USA, or other country equivalent, if any, is the agency that deal with pension, contribution to public health and other stuff) as an artist (i am already registered as an independent worker), that i have to declare each three month my huge gains, and a yearly resume. Actually, i gained 11 euros, but 9 of them went in contributions to the public system. That is ok, the ration will not stay like that if i gain more, of course :). The funny think is that the public institutions spent alreay a lot more in letters, timbres, IT resources and so on .... Maurizio 1 Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Don’t forget to report your professional earnings on your tax forms! 😊 Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Remember now as a professional musician just about everything you buy is tax deductible. Gas to get to gigs, burger on way to the gig, gear, battery for the stomp pedal, cleaning expense, and on and on. And the fun of explaining how your expenses are more than your earnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauriziodececco Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 6:22 PM, Docbop said: Remember now as a professional musician just about everything you buy is tax deductible. Gas to get to gigs, burger on way to the gig, gear, battery for the stomp pedal, cleaning expense, and on and on. And the fun of explaining how your expenses are more than your earnings. No, not so simple to n France: it is only if you choose a specific fiscal status, where you have to keep a very precise account of all the money movements, controlled every year by a specific institution; i did it fir my IT activity and it is so complex (and mistakes are dangerous) that i gave up. It is worth doing if you have a real activity and you can pay somebody to do the job Actually your professional expenses are somewhat taken in account but the mechanism is too complex to go in details here Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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