Tax Tips webinar for members on February 25

February 09, 2016 Editor Event cmg freelancecwa associate memberseventfreelance financesfreelance taxeswebinar

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Tax season is approaching, freelancers. If that thought makes you sweat, we've got an upcoming webinar for members that's sure to take some of the stress out of the bookkeeping side of your business.

CMG Freelance and CWA Associate Members are invited to "Keeping CRA Happy While You Do You: Tax Tips for Creatives," a webinar with the always entertaining Sunny Widerman of Personal Tax Advisors. Sunny will help you get your tax situation sorted out so that you'll worry less and have more time to earn.

This free webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 25th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST.

If you're a CMG Freelance or CWA Associate Member click through to this Eventbrite page to register. If you're not available to watch live, register anyway and you'll receive a link where you can stream the recorded webinar at your convenience.

You’ll need your membership number to register… if you’re a new CMG Freelance member and haven’t yet received your membership card, you can contact freelance@cmg.ca to get your number.

CWA Associate Membership is free for students, volunteers and emerging media workers. You can sign up for membership right here.

For information about the price and benefits of CMG Freelance membership check out the CMG Freelance website.

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