WHO ARE WE?
JAYU is a Toronto-based charity dedicated to sharing human rights stories through the arts. The iAM Program program offers equity-deserving youth ages 12-29 free arts mentorship.
iAM programs are free and designed for young artists between the ages of 12 – 29 living in Ontario with no previous experience required. Equity-deserving is inclusive of Black and racialized folks, people with disabilities, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), 2-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (2SLGBTQ+), newcomers to Canada and people experiencing homelessness or precarious housing.
DURATION
Date: Thursdays, August 6, 13, 20
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
LOCATION
JAYU Studio at 401 Richmond Street West
Studio 380, Toronto ON, M5V 3A8
WORKSHOP DETAILS
In the Artist’s Guide to Tax Szn workshop series, led by CPA Jennifer Wan, we will reflect on our previous tax-filing experiences and prepare ourselves for the upcoming 2027 tax season. The series will consist of 3 parts, starting with Bookkeeping, followed by Budgeting, and concluding with a drop-in session for Q&A and co-working. Learn more about each session below.
Bookkeeping
This interactive and learning session will help self-employed artists create a tailored bookkeeping system to manage and organize their self-employed income and expenses. Learning basic bookkeeping skills will also help artists organize their tax preparation documents and have your questions answered in real time.
Budgeting
This interactive workshop will allow you to understand the difference between Cashflow versus Budgeting to help plan your finances for the year.
How to understand and manage the timing/fluctuations in your cash flow as self-employed artists. In addition we will look at how to prepare and adjust a basic yearly budget for both your personal and self-employed expected income and expenses.
Q&A
Open drop-in session to give artists an opportunity to ask questions and work on their bookkeeping systems, tax returns, budgets etc. This will also allow artists to network and share experiences with their peers on their financial literacy journey.
NEED TO KNOW
Please feel free to bring in a laptop if you have access to one. Notebooks will be provided at the session.
Please bring in any bookkeeping systems, invoices, receipts, and prior year tax returns.
Please Note: Registration does not guarantee placement in this workshop. Confirmation emails will be sent prior to the workshop start.
If you have any inquiries please contact Sam, iAM Level 2 Program Manager at samantha@jayu.ca
MEET YOUR MENTOR
Jennifer Wan (she/her) is a Chartered Professional Accountant, who left the corporate world to transition her lifestyle to allow more movement in her day-to-day as a Pilates instructor and consultant. As an avid dancer, she engages and connects with the dance community to help educate dancers and artists on financial literacy. By leveraging experience gained throughout her career she is able to help organizations such as JAYU, City Dance Corps, UNITY, Artscape Daniels Launchpad, Dance Ontario, The National Ballet of Canada, CDA, and Small Music World further their cause and support our local talented dancers and artists.
@jenniferwanto