Film Production Guide: Business & Legal
General Resources
Compasspoint Non-Profit Services
The Non-Profit FAQ
www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/Nonprofit/Home/default
Arts Organizations
4Culture
101 Prefontaine Place South
Seattle WA 98104
Tel: (206) 296.7580
Fax: (206) 296.8629
Email: info@4culture.org
4Culture is a support agency for the arts in King County. 4Culture awards grants, provides grant-writing support services, and offers business and legal advice. (See Film Production Guide: Support Services)
Oregon Arts Commission
775 Summer Street NE, Ste 200
Salem, Oregon 97301-1280
Tel: (503) 986-0082
Tel: (800) 735-2900
Fax: (503) 986-0260
Email: oregon.artscomm@state.or.us
The Oregon arts Commission support the arts in the State of Oregon. OAC awards grants to individual artists and arts organizations, offers business and legal advice, manages a callboard for jobs, and lobbies on behalf of the arts in the State of Oregon. (See Film Production Guide: Support Services)
Accountants
Shunpike: The Business of Art
3518 Fremont Ave N
Box 118
Seattle, WA 98103
Tel: (206) 905-1026
Fax: (877) 350-3916
Contact: Andy Fife, Executive Director. Shunpike was founded in 2001 to support a vibrant and diverse local arts community where arts groups of all sizes could thrive.
Admission Tax & Licensing
City of Seattle Admissions Tax
www.seattle.gov/rca/taxes/ADMITAX/AdmissionsTax.htm
Copyright
Authors Registry
116 W 23rd Street
Suite 500
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 563-6920
Email: staff@authorsregistry.org
The Authors Registry is a not-for-profit clearinghouse for payments to authors receiving royalties from organizations. It was founded in 1995 by a consortium of U.S. authors' organizations including The Authors Guild, The American Society of Journalists & Authors, the Dramatists Guild and the Association of Authors' Representatives.
Incorporation
State of Washington Business Licensing Service
http://bls.dor.wa.gov/startbusiness.aspx
Guide to Seattle's Business License & Taxes
www.seattle.gov/rca/taxes/taxmain.htm
Legal Assistance
Kantor, Taylor, Nelson & Boyd PC
1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1610
Seattle, WA 98101-3613
Tel: 206-625-9898
Fax: 206-625-9951
Kantor,Taylor, Nelson & Boyd PC, a Seattle-based law firm, provides creative legal counsel to businesses and organizations in complex real estate development and finance transactions with an emphasis on affordable housing, community facilities and other economic development. KTNB assists with site acquisition, due diligence, equity syndication, project finance, entity structuring and operational issues.
King County Dispute Resolution Center
Tel: (206) 443-9603
A low cost and/or free service, King County Dispute Resolution Centers offers a variety of services to resolve disputes outside of the court system.
Rosen Lewis, PLLC
615 Second Ave
Penthouse Suite
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 937-9304
Clients come to Rosen Lewis, PLLC from a broad spectrum of disciplines including film, video, publishing, technology, music, games, sports, and performing arts. Their clients range from individuals and founders with new ideas to large corporations.
Sean McChesney - Attorney at Law
1805 South Lane Street
Seattle, WA 98144-2907
Tel: (206) 328-4605
Fax: (206) 299-0477
Email: sean@mcchesneylegal.com
Sean McChesney is an attorney who provides counsel to artists and small business owners. Areas of practice include contracts, licensing, business formation, trademark and copyright.
The Unemployment Law Project
1904 Third Avenue, Suite 604
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 441-9178
Tel: (888) 441-9178
Fax: (206) 727-4819
Email: Ask A Question
www.unemploymentlawproject.org
The Unemployment Law Project provides free legal assistance and information to people in Washington State who have been denied unemployment benefits or whose award of benefits is being challenged.
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
1525 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: (206) 328-7053
Fax: (206) 545-4866
Email: info@thewla.org
General website: www.thewla.org
Legal workshops for artists: http://www.thewla.org/ArtLegalclinic.html
Contact: Michael Graham, President. Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) is a nonprofit service organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Washington state by creating alliances and making legal resources accessible to artists and arts organizations of all disciplines. See also Washington State Lawyer Referral Services at
http://www.wsba.org/atj/contact/lawref.htm.
Tax Assistance
Annual Vita Tax Site for Artists
www.tpsonline.org/events/vita.shtml
Neil Sussman
10751 Densmore Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98133
Tel: (206) 363-8070
Email: neilsussman@mindspring.com
Neil Sussman is a tax attorney available for consultation in all areas of entertainment law.
Tax Exempt Status
IRS Tax Basics for Exempt Organizations
www.stayexempt.org/default.aspx
Tax Publications & Websites
The New Tax Guide For Writers, Artists, Performers & Other Creative People
* Also See Theatre Production Guide: Business & Legal