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Starting Your Own Production Company: The Legal and Business Side

Developing a career as a freelance producer is challenging enough; taking the next step to form your own company can seem even more daunting. But it doesn't have to be.

Whether you're forming a company for freelance work, a movie or setting up shop for a multi-series deal there are a number of issues you'll need to address. Loan out vs. Production Company? Corp, LLC or Partnership? How you answer these questions will affect your taxable income, your liability and your relationship with your employees. Even if you're the only employee!

In this panel, you will learn about formation, taxation, liabilities, and trademark and copyright issues.

Thea J. Kerman is Of Counsel at Beigelman, Feiner & Feldman, P.C. She has over twenty-five years of legal experience and is an expert in the entertainment, publishing and licensing industries. Kerman represents a wide range of creative clientele that includes producers, writers and directors. She is licensed to practice in New York and California.

Nancy L. Adams is a CPA and partner at Adams & Salter, CPA's, PC, with over twenty-five years of experience. She has a Masters in Taxation from Pace University and has worked with award-winning clients in all segments of the entertainment industry, including talent, crew and production.

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Last updated: Sep. 19, 2012