by James Carey | Jul 13, 2026 | Film & TV Production, Producer Offset
Post-production houses, visual effects studios and creative agencies sit in an unusual position. You carry heavy equipment and staffing costs, you often do work that qualifies for government incentives without realising it, and your billing can cross borders. Getting...
by James Carey | Jul 9, 2026 | Film & TV Production, Producer Offset
Running a production company means your finances rarely fit a standard template. You might have a single feature moving through a special purpose vehicle, several projects at different stages, Producer Offset work in progress, funding body obligations to acquit and a...
by Carmel | Jun 11, 2026 | Creative Professional Tax, Film & TV Production
Yes. If you get paid to film a commercial (or anything else) in your house, the location fee is generally assessable income and you must declare it in your tax return, even if it is a one-off payment. The ATO treats money received for renting out all or part of your...
by Blake Jenkins | Mar 1, 2026 | Film & TV Production
Travel deductions are one of the biggest tax benefits available to Australian film crew working on location. Australian film crew can claim tax deductions for travel expenses when working on location shoots away from their regular base, travelling between multiple...
by Blake Jenkins | Mar 1, 2026 | Film & TV Production
Film equipment depreciation affects every production company and freelance crew member in Australia. Film production equipment can be depreciated over its ATO-determined effective life using either the prime cost or diminishing value method. Small businesses (under...
by Blake Jenkins | Mar 1, 2026 | Film & TV Production
In the Australian film industry, whether a worker should be on an ABN (contractor) or payroll (employee) depends on the ATO’s multi-factor test, which examines control, tools, financial risk and the right to delegate. The question of ABN vs employee film...
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