Ngomhla ziyisi-6 kuJulayi 2025, imboni yomculo yathola umfutho obalulekile ngokuphasiswa komthetho obalulekile yiCongress yaseMelika, i-Helping Improve Tax Savings (HITS) Act. Lo mthetho, oklanyelwe ukuxhasa abaculi bomculo abasafufusa, unikeza abaculi abaqoshiwe, ababhali bezingoma, kanye nabakhiqizi izibonelelo zemali ezingafika ku-$5,000 ngonyaka ngezindleko ezifanele. Umthetho we-HITS umele isinyathelo esibalulekile sokuxhasa abaculi abasafufusa, ngokunciphisa izithiyo zezimali kanye nokukhuthaza ubuciko embonini enezithiyo zezimali ngokwemvelo.
Umzabalazo osuphelile wabaculi bomculo abasafufusa
Umthetho we-HITS, oxhaswe izikhungo ezifana ne-United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) kanye neRecording Academy, ulungisa inselelo eside eyaba khona embonini yomculo: izindleko eziphezulu zokukhiqiza umculo. Isikhathi sesitudiyo, amathuluzi, kanye nezindleko zokuhambisa zingaxovula ngokushesha, zishiye abaculi abasafufusa benezinkinga zezimali futhi bengakwazi ukufinyelela kubantu. Ngokuvumela lezi zindleko ukuthi zikhishwe, lo mthetho unciphisa ingcindezi yezimali kubakhiqizi, ubavumela ukuthi bahlale benezimali eziningi emisebenzini yabo yobuciko. Ngokusho kweBillboard, umthetho ubonwa njengesiphakamiso esibalulekile ngaphambi kokuba usayinwe waba ngumthetho, ukhombisa iminyaka yomzabalazo wabaculi kanye nabaxhasi bomboni abaye bakhuthaza ukuthi izibonelelo zemali zingenza ukukhiqiza umculo kube lula ukufinyelela kubo bonke abantu.
Izibonelelo zomthetho we-HITS zidulela ngaphandle kweMelika. Kubaculi bomculo bezinye izizwe abasebenzisana nabaculi baseMelika noma amalebula, izibonelelo zemali zinganciphisa izindleko zamaphrojekthi okusebenzisana kwamazwe omhlaba, okwenza iMelika ibe yindawo ekhangayo ngokwengeziwe yokukhiqiza umculo wasekhaya. Njengoba uAlana Bonilla esho kuHypebot, abaculi abasafufusa basekhaya bangathola amathuba ngeminqubomgomo exhasa ukugcinwa kwezimali, lapho basebenza nezabelomali ezincane ezingapheli.
Ukunika amandla abaculi abasafufusa
Umthetho we-HITS uguqulela ngokuphawulekayo abaculi abasafufusa, labo abangaxhaswanga amalebula amakhulu. Eminyakeni yakamuva, ukwanda kwama-platifomu edijithali afana neSpotify kanye neApple Music kunikeze abaculi amathuba okusabalalisa umsebenzi wabo ngaphandle kokuxhaswa, kodwa izindleko zokukhiqiza umculo zihlala zingumqobo omkhulu. Izibonelelo zomthetho zivumela abaculi ukuthi bathole izibonelelo ngezindleko ezifana nesofthiwe yokuqopha, ama-microphone, kanye nokusethwa kwesitudiyo sasekhaya, okube yinto ebalulekile ngesikhathi sokuziqhelanisa. Njengoba iNPR’s New Music Friday ibonisa, abaculi abafana noKesha noNilüfer Yanya baphumelele ngokuzimela, futhi umthetho we-HITS ungakhuthaza ukwanda kobuciko obuzimele ngokunciphisa izithiyo zezimali.
UChappell Roan, imbongi ye-GRAMMY yowama-2025, ube yisibonelo sokuxhasa abaculi bomculo abasafufusa. Ingxoxo yakhe yokuqala ikhombise ezinye zeendlela zokusebenza ezintsha, izindlela eziye zaxhaswa ngumthetho we-HITS. Ngokunciphisa ezinye zezithiyo zezoqoqosho, umthetho uxhasa ingxoxo kaRoan yendawo elinganayo, engakhuthaza iminqubomgomo efanayo kwezinye izizwe.
Izibonelelo zasekhaya kanye nezindlela zokusebenza
Umthetho we-HITS ubonakalisa uguquko kwindlela yokusebenza kwemboni yomculo wasekhaya. E-UK, imboni yomculo ophilayo ibe negalelo elikhulu kumnotho, futhi abantu bendawo baye bazama ukuthola izibonelelo zemali ezifanayo ukuze baxhase. I-Hypebot ibike ukuthi umculo ophilayo e-UK wenze igalelo leebhiliyoni kumnotho ngo-2024, futhi izibonelelo zemali kubaculi bomculo zingakhulisa lelo galelo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, imicimbi efana neCoachella 2025, ekhombise ukusebenzisana phakathi kwabaculi bepop kanye nama-orchestras, ikhombisa ukusebenzisana okukhulayo kwezinto ezehlukene zomculo wasekhaya, okuxhaswe yinkxaso yezimali kubaculi.
Ukuphela kweApple Music yeziko labaculi abasafufusa eLos Angeles kukhombise isifiso sendawo sokuxhasa abaculi bomculo. Umthetho we-HITS unikeza izinhlelo ezifana nalezi ngenkxaso yezimali ekhona, engakhuthaza ama-platifomu ukuthi atshale imali eningi ekukhuleni kwabaculi. Kodwa-ke, abanye abagxeki bathi umkhawulo we-$5,000 awukwazi ukuxhasa amaphrojekthi esabelomali esikhulu, into ebalulekile kubaculi abasebenza nezinhlaka ezinkulu. Noma kunjalo, kunethemba elikhulu lokuthi umthetho uzoba yisinyathelo sokuqala, esingaholela ekuthuthukisweni okwengeziwe esikhathini esizayo.
Izinselelo kanye namathuba esikhathi esizayo
Noma umthetho we-HITS uyinto ebalulekileyo, uza nezinselelo. Ukuphatha izibonelelo kungaba yinto eyinkimbinkimbi kwabaculi abathile, ikakhulukazi labo abangazi kahle izindlela zokusebenza kwezimali. Izikhungo ezilwela amalungelo ziye zasebenza ukunikeza ukuxhaswa kanye nokuqeqesha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abaculi bomculo bathola amathuba anikezwe ngumthetho. Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa komthetho kuzoba nezinselelo, okuhlanganisa nokuchitha isikhathi esingase sivimbele inkxaso yesikhathi esifushane.
Njengoba sibheka phambili, umthetho we-HITS ungaba yisibonelo seminqubomgomo yomculo wasekhaya. Amazwe afana neCanada ne-Australia, anezinto ezifanayo zomculo wasekhaya, angazama ukusebenzisa izindlela ezifanayo zokuxhasa abaculi bawo. Umthetho uxhasa izindlela zendawo ezifana neResolution 368 yeNYC Council, efuna umvuzo olinganayo wokusabalalisa umculo, ekhombisa indlela eya phambili yokuxhasa umnotho wabaculi bomculo.
Isikhathi esisha sokukhiqiza umculo
Ukuphasiswa komthetho we-HITS ngomhla ziyisi-6 kuJulayi 2025 kukhombisa uguquko embonini yomculo. Ngokukhombisa izithiyo zezimali zabaculi bomculo, umthetho awuxhasi nje abaculi baseMelika kuphela kodwa futhi ukhombisa indlela yokusebenza yomculo wasekhaya. Njengoba abaculi abafana noLaura Jane Grace noWet Leg bephumelele ngokuzimela, umthetho we-HITS unamandla okwenza izithiyo zezimali zingabi yisithiyo esikhulu ekufinyeleleni kokufanelekileyo kwabo. Kubaculi bomculo bezinye izizwe, umthetho uvula amathuba okusebenzisana angenamqobo, angaguqula indawo yomculo wasekhaya.
Njengoba imboni iqhubeka nokushintsha, umthetho we-HITS usebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi uguquko lwendlela yokusebenza lungenzeka lapho abaculi, abaxhasi, kanye nabenzi bemithetho basebenzisana. Ngokuxhasa ngenkxaso yezimali kanye nokukhuthaza ubuciko, umthetho ubonwa njengento ekhuthaza isikhathi esisha sokukhiqiza umculo, lapho abaculi bengathola amathuba okuzuza kubuciko babo ngaphandle kokuthembela ezimalini zabo.
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