Animation Developer Guide 9: Animation Tax Relief Claims
The Guides
- Animation Studio Accounting
- Guide 1- Limited Companies
- Guide 2 – Personal Tax
- Guide 3 – VAT
- Guide 4 – Payroll and Workplace Pensions
- Guide 5 – Digital Tax Accounts and Software
- Guide 6 – Funding your Prototype
- Guide 7 – Corporation Tax
- Guide 8 -R&D Tax Relief Claims for SMEs
- Guide 9 – Animation Tax Relief Claims
- Guide 10 – Understanding your Accounts
- Guide 11 – British Film Institute (BFI) certification
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Introduction
Animation Tax Relief (ATR) is a creative industry tax relief for Animation Development Companies (ADC) which was introduced in April 2014. You can claim ATR up to 2 years after a qualifying accounting period end.
Qualifying Rules
Your company qualifies for and can claim creative industry tax reliefs if it is:
- liable to Corporation Tax
- directly involved in the production and development of an Animation Programme
Eligibility
Your company will be entitled to claim ATR if the Animation is British and:
• the programme is intended for broadcast – this includes streaming online
• at least 51% of the core expenditure is on animation
• at least 10% of the core costs relate to activities in the UK
If your company qualifies to claim ATR your company is also entitled to:
• an additional deduction in computing its taxable profits
• where that additional deduction results in a loss, to surrender losses for a payable tax credit
The ‘Cultural Test’
To qualify for the creative industry tax reliefs all animation programmes must pass a cultural test with the BFI, certifying that the production is a British animation programme.
Information you will need
1. Confirmation of the start date and end date of the development of each animation programme subject to a ATR claim.
2. A copy of the interim or final certificate issued by the British Film Institute for each animation programme under development during the accounting period, which confirms a programme is culturally British.
3. Details of estimated and actual income for each animation programme under development, which is subject to a ATR claim.
4. Details of estimated and actual expenditure incurred on the development of each programme.
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