Creative industry tax reliefs

Creative sector tax reliefs are an initiative to help support the technological innovation and growth of businesses in order to maintain the UK’s position as a leader in the creative industry.

As one of the the UK’s growing suite of special company tax reliefs, creative industry tax relief have been likened to the Research & Development (R&D) tax relief scheme, both in terms of opportunity and value to a business.

When can I claim creative industry tax reliefs?

Please note: Companies that claim creative industry tax reliefs are subject to special tax rules.

Making a creative industry tax relief claim can be a complex process to undertake, but begins by assessing whether you liable to Corporation Tax and identifying if you directly involved in the production and development of:

  • certain films
  • high-end and children’s television programmes
  • animation programmes
  • video games
  • theatrical productions
  • orchestral concerts
  • museum or gallery exhibitions.

Creative industry tax relief advisory

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Menzies’ specialist Creative Sector Team works in partnership with clients and other professionals to provide a commercially relevant and effective tax planning service, from concept development through to collating and presenting claims in a format to expedite the Theatre Tax Relief claims process.

This includes:

  • Navigating you through the claims process from recording, reporting and final submission.
  • Applying specialist knowledge of the creative tax regime to help you identify qualifying productions.
  • Considering other relevant or complementary tax reliefs that may apply.
  • Identifying, and improving methods for identifying, core expenditure to maximise effectiveness of the reliefs.
  • Presenting information to minimise exposure to challenges from HMRC.

Business tax advice

Our award-winning tax team understand that innovative and strategic tax planning advice needs to take these factors into account if it’s to provide a real commercial advantage, add value to your business and contribute to its success.

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Business tax support services

Our service is built around getting to know you, and understanding your business and aspirations. Only then can we provide a fully integrated tax service that really works for you.

From start-ups to multi-nationals, our dedicated business and international tax team has the technical expertise to advise on a wide range of business tax matters. Through blending our tax knowledge with your commercial reality, we will help you make informed strategic decisions that improve the bottom line.


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