ABSTRACT

A series of questions were posed regarding employment status, insurance, taxes, and the general business of lighting. I would have thought that more people had organized their work life into a formal business, but it seems instead most are working as self-employed. How Are You Employed? https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_1.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> How Do You Work as Self-Employed? https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_2.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Of course, the very nature of taxes and insurance differs greatly from country to country. In the United States, we don’t have provided medical care and thus the costs for health insurance are usually high. Other countries tax at a higher rate, but provide their citizens with low or no-cost health insurance. Liability or workers compensation insurance is required in some work scenarios, or can be company or country provided as well. How Do You Get Health Insurance? https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_3.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Do You Have Liability or Worker’s Comp Insurance? https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_5.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Health Insurance Cost Per Month https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_4.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Taxes are a must around the world and nearly all employ a CPA or other service to help them prepare and file their taxes. That is a good idea as our lives and work are frequently complicated. Speaking of hiring CPAs, there are many other services that can be of use to workers in the entertainment lighting industry, although the survey shows that generally people are hiring CPAs. How Do You Complete Your Taxes? https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429328787/570ccbee-2c62-4b88-8389-91cf69aabfc5/content/fig46_6.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>