Great info, thanks. I would like to know a bit more about the business(money) side of this business. I can understand all that you've gone through here in this episode, but what I can't seem to get my head around is the actual business side of things such as sales tax, tax filing, whether or not I need to register a business id with the government, etc. As a composer/creator of sheet music, am I a business or am I something else?
Good questions! A business registration is not nescessary for copyright purposes. Whether or not it would have tax benefits for you, I can't say because I'm not an accountant and I don't know your situation. But ArrangeMe, Myscore, and JW Pepper all provide 1099 forms at the end of the year that you would file with your taxes, so the only thing you would need to keep track of yourself is sales made on a personal website or in person.
Yes, it DOES sound complicated, so how about providing some detailed step by step examples of this brain dump? I appreciate the knowledge you are sharing, but as someone just starting out on this venture, I’m at a loss for how to start. It is overwhelming. One thing I didn’t hear you address is whether we should be registering copyrights on our sheet music and the demo audio before uploading it to sell? I’ve looked into it and it can be quite expensive, especially one song at a time. If I wait until I have 10 things to register in a group, then I’d never get anything posted. Another thing I struggle with is knowing when my composition is finished and ready to be published. Right now I’m mostly composing my own arrangements of public domain hymns. But I think I over work them, and try to put too much into them. Anyhow, more detailed guidelines would be helpful. :)
Hi and thanks for listening! I would start with my tutorial video on how to upload music to ArrangeMe. ruclips.net/video/HsqkVZJkWBI/видео.html. Each of the platforms have a different system for uploading so there's definitely a learning curve, but they all ask for the same basic material, so the point I was trying to make in the episode is if you have all of those things ready to go in advance (cover pages, recordings, etc.) the upload process is a lot easier. As far as registering copyrights, don't bother. As the author, you own the copyright once it is fixed in a tangible form (in this case, the sheet music). And if you're selling your music online that gives you a date and time stamp to point to as evidence (in the unlikely case you would need it). Hope that helps!
@@BreezeTunes Thank you, that helps. I’ve watched that video on uploading to ArrangeMe. I’ll have to watch it again. That’s been the site I’ve been considering selling on. I’d really like to sell on my own website and keep closer to 100% of the proceeds, but I don’t have the time or energy to figure that all out right now. :)
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Great info, thanks. I would like to know a bit more about the business(money) side of this business. I can understand all that you've gone through here in this episode, but what I can't seem to get my head around is the actual business side of things such as sales tax, tax filing, whether or not I need to register a business id with the government, etc. As a composer/creator of sheet music, am I a business or am I something else?
Good questions! A business registration is not nescessary for copyright purposes. Whether or not it would have tax benefits for you, I can't say because I'm not an accountant and I don't know your situation. But ArrangeMe, Myscore, and JW Pepper all provide 1099 forms at the end of the year that you would file with your taxes, so the only thing you would need to keep track of yourself is sales made on a personal website or in person.
@@BreezeTunes Thank you. That's helpful.
Yes, it DOES sound complicated, so how about providing some detailed step by step examples of this brain dump? I appreciate the knowledge you are sharing, but as someone just starting out on this venture, I’m at a loss for how to start. It is overwhelming. One thing I didn’t hear you address is whether we should be registering copyrights on our sheet music and the demo audio before uploading it to sell? I’ve looked into it and it can be quite expensive, especially one song at a time. If I wait until I have 10 things to register in a group, then I’d never get anything posted. Another thing I struggle with is knowing when my composition is finished and ready to be published. Right now I’m mostly composing my own arrangements of public domain hymns. But I think I over work them, and try to put too much into them. Anyhow, more detailed guidelines would be helpful. :)
Hi and thanks for listening! I would start with my tutorial video on how to upload music to ArrangeMe. ruclips.net/video/HsqkVZJkWBI/видео.html. Each of the platforms have a different system for uploading so there's definitely a learning curve, but they all ask for the same basic material, so the point I was trying to make in the episode is if you have all of those things ready to go in advance (cover pages, recordings, etc.) the upload process is a lot easier. As far as registering copyrights, don't bother. As the author, you own the copyright once it is fixed in a tangible form (in this case, the sheet music). And if you're selling your music online that gives you a date and time stamp to point to as evidence (in the unlikely case you would need it). Hope that helps!
@@BreezeTunes Thank you, that helps. I’ve watched that video on uploading to ArrangeMe. I’ll have to watch it again. That’s been the site I’ve been considering selling on. I’d really like to sell on my own website and keep closer to 100% of the proceeds, but I don’t have the time or energy to figure that all out right now. :)