Making Moving Pictures ? Tree Barking Wrong Up? Talkies? Cartoons? Canadian Film Tax Credits Do The Job! Let The Movie And Video Production Tax Credit Finance Your Project

Let The Production Tax Credit In Canada Finance A Significant Majority Of Your Budget

Information on Canadian film tax credits. How the production tax credit for video, movie , and animation projects finances a significant portion of any budget


Canadian film tax credits for film, video, TV, and animation. Can the Production Tax Credit solve the mistaken emphasis that producers and project owners sometimes find themselves in as they try to put together the ' money machine' required to finance their project .

Financing television, movies and animation / transmedia projects has certainly changed from the days of our aforementioned ' talkies' and ' cartoons'... that's for sure.

We're pretty sure that the majority of producers and owners of projects worldwide by now have heard that that Canadian film tax credit system seems by far one of the most sought after methods of making a film in the world. Canada's stable economy, sound financial system, as well as its diverse geography make it a solid choice to film or produce your project.

And let's also not forget Canada's diverse geography which lends itself to numerous genres of entertainment. Specifically in the world of animation and transmedia Canada's developers are again ' sought ' by producers all over the world. Bottom line, Hollywood and Vine often quickly becomes Yonge and Dundas for those familiar with Toronto Ontario's major downtown intersection.

So what is the Canadian film production tax credit? We suppose we can't disagree with those that call it a ' government subsidy ' - but for anything form of finance that might cover 30-50% of your entire budget we're not going to quibble over semantics. ‘Show me the Money ' and ' Go Where the money is ‘clearly has project owners flocking to Canada.

Any form of business financing is difficult. Film and animation finance certainly has it's challenges , so if there is a vehicle that finances , on a non payable grant basis a very significant part of your project when it comes to the ' below the line ' portion of your budget.

And our key point today is that tax credit can be financed, or sold, as long as you have a clean chain of title. The technical term for the non payable tax credit is the ' FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES TAX CREDIT '. Although some of Canada’s ten provinces change the formula a bit regarding percentage of allowable credit the bottom line still is that the tax credit is hefty in anyone’s view.

We are often asked how the tax credit is calculated. It's essentially a percentage (as we referred to above) and point system based on the amount of Canadian talent and ' spend' on your project. That amount is best, in fact only determinable by a good entertainment tax account who applies on your behalf for your certification. That’s why over the last ten years well over 2000 projects have been done in Canada under the genres of film, TV, animation, and the new kid on the block, ' Transmedia '.

One Hollywood entertainment critic maintained that the even broader appeal of the Canadian film tax credits was in fact Canada's ' depressed loonie ‘, i.e. the colloquial term for the Canadian dollar . While the dollar was very weak against the U.S. dollar for a long time it now has essentially parity with the U.S. dollar, so that certain eliminates that logic for the present time.

The financing of your production tax credits is a simple process if you've got a solid team in place when it comes to being able to demonstrate you have covered off the additional debt and equity required by any project . Film tax credits can be cash flowed at the end of your project, or during, allowing for solid working capital and cash flow enhancement.

Speak to a trusted, credible, and experienced Canadian business financing advisor who can assist you in the preparation and financing of your financeable Canadian film tax credits. You'll find it reduces a lot of stress and won't have you ' tree barking wrong up ' when it comes to putting your project together from a finance perspective.

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Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial –

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Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 7 years - has completed in excess of 80 Million $$ of financing for Canadian corporations . Core competancies include receivables financing, asset based lending, working capital, equipment finance, franchise finance and tax credit financing.
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It’s 11 O’clock – Do You Know Where Your Canadian Financing & Funding For Production Tax Credits Is? Finance Your Film Tax Incentive Now

Let Film Tax Credit Financing In Canada Get Your Project To The Top Of The Mountain

Information on financing and film funding via monetization of your production tax credit . Finance your film and digital media tax incentive for project cash flow and working capital .



When we speak to producers/owners of film, TV and digital animation projects it always seems to be late. Late in respect to getting the financing they need for their projects. That's why it's never been as important a time as now to consider film funding and financing for TV and digital animation projects via the production tax incentive offered by Canadian provincial and federal governments.

The reality is that the Canadian tax credits available to you are currently some of the best administered and most generous in the world.

Using these credits is of course a solid way to help ' cash flow' your film. And with the right assistance, team and advisors you can creatively even pre-fund the tax incentive prior to final filing; of course eliminating then waiting for your cheque from the government.

And by they way, it’s certainly not a complicated process. We liken it with clients to a simply business financing application, one of course that is supplemented with key info on your production such as a budget that clearly that will be the essence of the tax credit application.

Naturally we spoke of a key advantage of the tax credit which was the ever elusive cash flow required to complete your project. But don’t forget also that its a well worn and proven saying in any business financing that ' debt is cheaper than equity ' so we can safely say that by maximizing your tax credit component you naturally enhance and retain equity , i.e. the ownership in your project . Bottom line, why give up equity when you don’t have to with a solid alternative such as tax credit film funding. And don’t forget that applies to TV and the growing digital media projects also.

Canada seems to continue to view in a very positive manner the impact the genres of film, TV and digital media have on the overall Canadian economy. Issues such as employment and future tax revenues seem to drive the overall thinking.

Canadian tax credit financing is not that fragmented as in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Each of the provinces work closely with the federal government which promotes a solid co operative effort.

Many U.S. and other producers in both digital media and other genres are opening Canadian offices. Gaming and video has become the fastest growing segment of the industry. It used to be mainly because of the Canadian $ exchange rate, that clearly is not longer the reason. Canada, aka ' Hollywood North' has clearly evolved into a major center for film, special effects, and gaming. One studio estimated that it costs 1/5 of the expense to create a VFX Green Room in Vancouver as opposed to L.A...

And don’t forget our subject matter today, which is thanks to a guy named DAVE. Dave is the acronym for the Digital Animation Visual Effects tax credit which provides, as an example a 50% tax incentive credit on labor

Because major Canadian centers such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal have great talent pools for the industry that allows the labor portion of the tax credit to be maximized - and that’s a good thing, translating into extra cash and working capital for your projects.

In Ontario for example tax credits are actually an ' online ' process for application, with major effort having gone into streamlining the process and approval times.

To finalize and finance your tax credit you need two critical team members, a tax credit expert who can maximize your claim, as well as an experienced Canadian business financing advisor who can cash flow and finance your tax credit for the obvious benefits we have mentioned.

So, it’s getting late. Do you know where your tax credit and financing is? Speak to a Canadian Expert for film and digital animation financing of your next production.



ABOUT THE AUTHOR - STAN PROKOP

7 PARK AVENUE FINANCIAL

CANADIAN BUSINESS FINANCING

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Striking Gold With Film Tax Credits – Finance Ontario and BC Film Production Incentives

Prospecting for gold is probably tough, but we're quite sure prospecting for financing for your film, TV or digital animation projects is tougher. So why not get that ' striking gold ' feeling via Ontario and BC film production incentives and film tax credits.

The film industry in Hollywood North ( aka Canada ) is alive and very well thank you , and the generosity and relative straightforwardness of Canadas film tax credit system has sure helped in that regard .

There continues to be almost not a day when we don’t hear or read about various film tax credit debacles in the U.S. - ( The last title we say the other day read as follows " Officials prepare for a battle over whether to scarp 40M a year tax breaks for movie and tv ...' ) . That story originated out of Connecticut , and we're not pointing fingers at any particular state, its just that Canadian film tax credits for Ontario and BC Film production incentives seems to be a lot more easier and straightforward .. I guess we're biased a bit!

Canadian film tax credits and the financing of those tax credits have been in place for many years now. Each province has a film tax credit (there are 10 provinces in Canada) and the credit is in conjunction with CRA, which is the Canadian equivalent of the IRS in the United States.

As we have noted before Canada maintains that the money, jobs, and resultant tax revenue from the industry more than offset funds granted via tax credit certificates for the three parts of the industry - film, TV, and digital animation. (Actually there are some other credits for music and publishing).

Producers and project owners in both U.S. and Canada that choose to domicile there projects in Canada ( i.e. film them here, post produce them here, etc ) are in the enviable position of receiving funding for their projects from anywhere, in general .. from 30- 45% of their total budget . Yes, its still up to you as producer to arrange the other 55-70% but don’t say you haven’t a good start when you receive non repayable funds in the amounts that we have highlighted.

So you've 'struck gold ' with your tax credit certification? Is that all there is? Definitely not, as most producers and project owners choose to finance those credits for valuable cash flow and working capital.

By working with a trusted, credible and experienced Canadian business financing advisor you can get solid assistance in qualifying your claim, determining eligibility, getting your credits certified, and , finally, last but not lease , financing these valuable credits for cash flow and working capital for your current or next project . If that isn’t ' striking gold... we don't know what is!

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Stan Prokop - founder of 7 Park Avenue Financial -

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com

Originating business financing for Canadian companies , specializing in working capital, cash flow, asset based financing . In business 7 years - has completed in excess of 50 Million $$ of financing for Canadian corporations .Info re: Canadian business financing & contact details :

http://www.7parkavenuefinancial.com/finance_film_tax_credits_ontario_bc_production.html