MODERN MUSIC TAX - SIAE
When you are organizing the party for your wedding, remember the SIAE. This is only for music (live and recorded) by artists who have not been dead more than 100 years. So classical music - for your ceremony - is exempt.
Who pays the SIAE
The payment of the SIAE is the responsibility of the organizer/who orders the service of musicians or DJ's (for a wedding: the bride and groom).
Why pay
When party is organized in a family environment (home ) and without any economic response is exempt from payment of appropriate fees, but if it's in a public place (hotel, winery, villa) where there is music, you have to pay related fees.
The cost of SIAE
Usually there are standard rates, but depending on the number of guests, the location, if there is live music or a Dj, if you can dance and the time. Normally below 100 people you spend about euro 150,00 , up to 150 people about 200,00 euro. IF the venue handles this for you, you may have to pay a bit more for their services/time.
Where
The payment is performed about a week before the event in the office concerning the Province of the venue ( It's very easy and fast, you will have the permit and the borderaux who must be delivered to the musician. He will write the songs played at your party , then this sheet must be returned within one week from the end of the event in the same office .
The Musicians
It's really important that artists are in compliance with all documents. Musicians MUST BE registered to the ENPALS office and in addition they must have licence to play in a public place.
If they have not the permission:
In the event that a SIAE Inspector performed a control, the musician can not play, and the owner of restaurant would be fined.So first make sure that the musicians are regularly enrolled to ENPALS and who have the authorisation.
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