Workshop: Understanding Your Taxes
This 90-minute workshop is designed for Black artists and arts workers to navigate tax season with confidence.
Tax season can be stressful, especially for freelancers working in the arts. Join us for this in-person session and prepare for tax season like a pro!
Artbooks tax preparer Tova Epp will walk you through basic bookkeeping and what freelance artists should collect and track throughout the year. Gain insights on how to prepare to file your self-employed tax return, including if GST/HST applies to you and bookkeeping software options.
Come prepared with all your questions, and make sure you are ready, both for the year ahead and to file your 2025 taxes on time.
📅 Thursday 19 February 2026, 5:30 - 7:00pm
📍 Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism, Messy Studio (24 Cecil St, Toronto)
About Artbooks:
Launched over 30 years ago as Canada’s first taxpreparers dedicated to artists and creative entrepreneurs’ unique financial needs, Artbooks provides tax preparation and consultation for sole proprietors/freelancers with a focus on the arts.
Tova Epp is a professional actor, and also a senior tax preparer. She has worked at Artbooks Inc for 15 years, helping fellow artists navigate the complexities of self employed taxes.
Presented with support from Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council.
This 90-minute workshop is designed for Black artists and arts workers to navigate tax season with confidence.
Tax season can be stressful, especially for freelancers working in the arts. Join us for this in-person session and prepare for tax season like a pro!
Artbooks tax preparer Tova Epp will walk you through basic bookkeeping and what freelance artists should collect and track throughout the year. Gain insights on how to prepare to file your self-employed tax return, including if GST/HST applies to you and bookkeeping software options.
Come prepared with all your questions, and make sure you are ready, both for the year ahead and to file your 2025 taxes on time.
📅 Thursday 19 February 2026, 5:30 - 7:00pm
📍 Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism, Messy Studio (24 Cecil St, Toronto)
About Artbooks:
Launched over 30 years ago as Canada’s first taxpreparers dedicated to artists and creative entrepreneurs’ unique financial needs, Artbooks provides tax preparation and consultation for sole proprietors/freelancers with a focus on the arts.
Tova Epp is a professional actor, and also a senior tax preparer. She has worked at Artbooks Inc for 15 years, helping fellow artists navigate the complexities of self employed taxes.
Presented with support from Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council.
Good to know
Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
Location
Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism
24 Cecil Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1N2
How do you want to get there?
