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Thank you to Jack O'laughlin for coming through for us on the December meeting location. AS you all may have heard the hotel bumped use out for our December meeting, so we had our meeting at Lovely Lane UM Church. Again thank you Jack.

January 10th Meeting

Meeting Topic: Getting Ready for Tax Time -    Click Here to RSVP
Presenter: Andrew A. Charchalis, C.P.A. -    Website

Twenty Years Public Accounting and Consulting Real Estate Development and Management Retail Consulting Member of AICPA, MACPA and MD Society of Accountants

We have asked Andrew to go over some of the tax and accounting questions that pop up from time to time throughout the year. Listed below are some of the questions we have asked him to address. If you have any specific questions, please feel free in listing them on the RSVP form for this meeting so we can forward them to Andrew, so he can be better prepared to answer them. 1. How should Videographers be set up, Sole Proprietors, LLC or Corporations? Whats the advantages or disadvantages? 2.  What do Videographers really need to charge tax on, sales of DVD's only or the whole amount that it cost them to produce these DVD's? 3. If Videographers produce multiple DVD's (like for a dance recital), do they charge tax to the dance company, or does the dance company charge the tax to the buyers, or both? 4. What about out of state work? Do they need to charge tax to clients who live out of state? For example, what if the event (like a wedding) takes place in Maryland, but they live in New York?

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2012 Membership renewal is due!

Associate membership $50.00
Professional Membership $100.00
Bring your check book.

Please download the new registration form (registration form), complete and sign and bring to the January meeting or mail to John Ong. John's mailing address is on the form. To keep your listing on the web site renewals need to be received by January 31st. Website will be updated on February 1st.
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"Editors Shootout 2012 "

Here is a chance to show off your editing skills and show how creative you are!We will have footage ready for everyone who will be participating. To make sure we have enough sets of DVDs with footage for everyone please fill out the registration form. For more information and to register for the contest click here.

Hope to see everyone at the meeting!

Baltimore Videographers Association

The Baltimore Videographers Association (BVA) is a non-profit organization of video professionals in the Greater Baltimore Area.

Our members are dedicated to the improvement of our industry, and the creation of a sharing environment among its members. As a group, we pursue the betterment of our industry and of our individual knowledge.

Our customers are important, too. All members adhere to our Code of Ethics. It is our mission to promote professional standards in business practices among our members.

All of our members are professional videographers in pursuit of excellence. We strive to keep in touch with the latest technologies while maintaining the best quality and service to the customer.

If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to attend one of our meetings, click here for more information.

Some of our members are professional wedding and event videographers who, through personal effort and this association produce award-winning videos for generations to enjoy.

Other members pursue different video venues - documentary and commercial videos are among the hundreds of different videos that our members produce. Award winning videos can be viewed in different members website's.

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