Demystifying the UK Film Tax Credits

Sunday 9th February 2025, 14:30 – 17:30

a recording of the webinar will be available for two weeks after the event

The UK Film Tax Credits system is a great tool that the UK government provides for UK-based filmmakers to get up to 42% of a film’s production back in the form of a tax credit. Everyone can benefit from it, even short films and micro-budget films, and you don’t need to spend an exorbitant amount of money for an accountant to file a claim.

The information available on this topic is fragmented and we witnessed producers sharing inaccurate information with their peers. For this reason, we created the Demystifying the UK Film Tax Credits webinar. The session will be delivered in partnership with Shorts2Feautures and a chartered accountant will join us for the Q&A.

Learn how to get up to 42% of a film’s production budget back as tax relief.

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• who the webinar is for •

  • Producers, directors, and writers who want to estimate the tax relief amount they can get.
  • Low-budget filmmakers who want to make use of tax relief schemes for short films or low-budget features.
  • Filmmakers working with an accountant who has never filed a UK film tax relief claim.
  • Anyone interested in knowing more about the tax relief schemes.

• webinar details •

The webinar is 3 hours long (including breaks and Q&A). It touches on the following topics:

  1. Eligibility criteria
  2. SPV company: do I need one?
  3. Claim practicalities and timeline
  4. The BFI cultural test for British certification
  5. How to identify eligible expenditure
  6. How to calculate the tax relief
  7. How to file a tax relief claim
  8. Q&A with a chartered accountant
  9. BONUS: an Excel template to forecast the tax relief you can claim

The webinar covers all the UK tax credit schemes: Audiovisual Expenditure Credits, Independent Film Tax Credit

• Book a place•

Sunday 9th February 2025, 14:30 – 17:30

a recording of the webinar will be available for two weeks after the event