Count Out Loud managing director Carmel Creswell runs through what individuals and businesses must be mindful of come tax time when choosing to reinvest their fees in a project.
Moneypenny Offset manager Liberty Warr and her team consistently lodge 35+ PO applications per year, giving the team a strong insight into best practice for faster and more efficient turnaround of applications. Here, Warr provides clear tips for a smoother process.
The legislative changes to the federal tax incentives have passed through both houses of Parliament, with amendments that keep the minimum qualifying Australian expenditure (QAPE) threshold at $500,000 for both the Producer and PDV offset.
Two "massive moveables" - that is, COVID-19 and the delay in legislative changes to the offsets - mean Screen Australia has been scenario planning.
A Senate committee has recommended the government temporarily raise the copyright cap on documentaries and work to strengthen Australia's PDV sector as part of its offset reform.
With the draft amendments to the legislation that governs the Producer Offset now published, there is one issue that to date hasn’t garnered much attention. That is, the re-introduction of the 20 per cap on above-the-line fees for non-feature length documentary production.
The Federal Government has released its draft amendments to the Australian Screen Production Incentive - i.e. the offsets, inviting public comment until the end of this month.
In a welcome move for industry, the Federal Government has backtracked on its decision to harmonise the Producer Offset for film and television, announcing on Sunday that the offset will remain at 40 per cent for theatrical features.