Performers and producers rally for tax fairness Bill for self-employed

TORONTO - Performers and producers are rallying in support of Bill C-427 which will be voted on in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) are uniting in support of the measures to bring tax fairness to self-employed workers in the cultural sector. “The modest amendments to the Income Tax Act proposed in Bill C-427 would benefit Canadian film and television workers,” said Ferne Downey ACTRA National President. “As self-employed artists, we are all self-employed contractors and our incomes fluctuate from year to year....