Business Structures for Filmmakers
There will come a time in the life-cycle of your business when you may need to reconsider the legal structure under which your business operates. Such considerations and restructuring can be [...]
The Costs of COVID-Safe Filming
COVID-19 has presented all industries with unprecedented challenges and the arts industry in particular has faced major upheavals. With limits to people gathering, physical distancing [...]
ASIC: Do you know your requirements?
Starting and managing your own business is a steep learning curve, and all the bureaucracy involved is often overwhelming. As a creative, all the paperwork can feel like a frustrating distraction [...]
What is the Producer Tax Offset? A guide for new producers
If you’re planning a future in Australian film and television production, then you’ll need to get to know the Producer Tax Offset. Why? The Producer Tax Offset – or just the Producer Offset – is [...]
[Series] Tax, accounting and filmmaking – Production and Post
If you’re reading this, you’re probably asking yourself “what do I do to better manage the money of my next – or current – production?” This is our third and final post in this [...]
[Series] Tax, accounting and filmmaking: Pre-production
You’ve made it through all the ‘pre-pre’ stages, and we’re ready to say this is a real project, greenlit and 100% ready to go ahead. It’s time to really get started. It’s time to dive into [...]