Financial Expertise for Creative Careers & Businesses
Creative careers rarely come with simple finances.
Your income may come from royalties, touring, licensing, brand partnerships and digital platforms, and can span multiple countries, contractual arrangements and payment timelines.
We act as business managers for artists, creators and the businesses that support them. Our specialist team helps keep your finances and tax affairs organised, so you can focus on your work. We work with:
You can consolidate your creative income
When income comes from different sources, territories and agreements, keeping track of the financial position can become increasingly demanding.
We bring together the information across your activities, helping you understand what you are earning, what you need to report and where specialist advice may be required.
"You have one relationship with mgr, with the breadth of expertise behind it"
→ Touring services
Touring income is often earned across multiple countries and may be subject to withholding taxes, different tax regimes and demanding cash flow cycles. We work with you and your wider team to structure and report income correctly. This work typically includes:
- Managing withholding tax, including Foreign Entertainers Unit (FEU) applications
- Advising on the tax position of international performances
- Reviewing contracts with agents and promoters from a financial and tax perspective
- Coordinating with overseas advisers where required
- Managing touring cash flow, including income collection, payments and wider tour-related administration
The aim is to make sure income is treated correctly across the relevant jurisdictions and that you understand the financial position throughout the tour.
→ Business management services
We help you manage your income streams and wider financial activities. This can include tracking income across different revenue sources, reviewing royalty allocations and payment flows and managing bank accounts and payments.
We keep your financial reporting current and useful, providing day-to-day financial oversight where needed.
→ Advisory services
Creative businesses and careers often involve important commercial decisions alongside the day-to-day income management. We work alongside your wider professional advisers to provide financial and tax advice on matters such as:
- Reviewing contracts and commercial agreements
- Supporting negotiations
- Assessing commercial arrangements from a financial and tax perspective
- Structuring and tax planning
- Cross-border and international matters
- Residency considerations
- UK and international tax compliance
- Longer-term financial and wealth planning
Our advice is shaped around your wider circumstances, so that commercial, tax and financial considerations can be considered together.
Find the right specialist for your situation
What would you like to know?
→ Who do mgr work with in Media & Entertainment?
We work with artists, performers, musicians, actors, presenters, writers, digital creators, athletes and sports professionals, as well as production companies, agencies, publishers, labels, content owners and licensing, merchandising and distribution businesses.
→ Can mgr help with international touring?
Yes. We support clients with the financial and tax considerations of international performances, including withholding tax, overseas tax requirements, contracts and coordination with advisers in other jurisdictions.
→ What is business management?
Business management provides ongoing financial oversight across your income and wider financial affairs. This can include income tracking, royalty allocations, payment flows, bank accounts, payments and financial reporting.
→ Can mgr work with my agent or manager?
Yes. We regularly work alongside agents, managers and other professional advisers where this is appropriate, helping to keep financial and tax considerations aligned.
→ Can mgr help with royalties and licensing income?
Yes. We can help track royalty and licensing income, review payment flows and consider the associated financial and tax implications.
→ Can mgr advise on contracts?
We can review commercial agreements from a financial and tax perspective and work alongside your legal and professional advisers where specialist legal advice is required.
You can bring in the expertise you need
Your accounting requirements may extend beyond the software itself. You may need ongoing financial processing, VAT support or advice as your business develops.
With mgr, you can access cloud accounting expertise alongside wider accounting, tax and advisory support when you need it.
One relationship.
The expertise behind it.
Your work may change from one project, tour or commercial arrangement to the next, in quick succession. We work closely with you, your agents, managers and other advisers to keep financial reporting, tax compliance and financial administration organised as your circumstances develop.
Wherever you need additional expertise, we can bring the relevant people into the relationship without losing sight of the bigger picture.
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