Should artists be held to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as hedge funds, mutual funds, and public companies when selling their artwork?

Depends. They’re individuals, they shouldn’t be treated as business entities.

yes to ensure the buyers aren't scammed but they shouldn't have to face the same amount of legal docs as a business

Absolutely not. This is simply ridiculous. An artist is there to be able to feed themselves. I know artists and they are always sad to let some of their work go, as it is much more a part of them than most people's typical 'work'. For hedge funds, they are only involved in art they have put a lot of research into, and only items that have already gathered largescale interest. As such, the hedge fund is working through greed, and should be taxed quite a bit accordingly. An artist should not have to give anyone else anything from his earnings, as it was something he developed com…  Read morepletely independently, for himself and by himself, and was valued by both himself and the customer at a level that was completely subjective. As such a bank or government has no right to it. Especially when if an artist did have to do that, they would end up having to insist on higher prices just because the government will take most of it and they need to be able to live

Tricky! On the surface I'd say no, however there's a propensity for laundering activities to be considered ... hard one.

Yes but only when I come made from the selling of artwork has reached a certain threshold. This protects small or upcoming artists whilst also protesting the consumer from fraud when purchasing more expensive artwork

Individual artists shouldn’t be compared to large business entities but there should be something in place to prevent scamming

Only when their income reaches a high threshold. It's hard enough supporting yourself as an artist as is.