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Location and PDV Offsets guidelines and application forms

Location and PDV Offsets guidelines and application forms

The guidelines for the Location and PDV Offsets are invaluable to understanding how the offsets operate and are essential to filling in an application form for either offset, or a provisional application form for either offset.

Please note: The most recent guidelines are dated July 2008.

You should familiarise yourself with the guidelines and speak to a member of the Location and PDV Offset team before you start production or complete a form for certification or provisional certification. This will head off any issues that can arise during the application process. The team’s contact details are provided on the right-hand side of this page.

You may apply for the Location Offset once:

You can apply for the PDV Offset once qualifying PDV expenditure has ceased being incurred.

The Airfare Template will assist you to claim the correct amount of expenditure on travel when you make your application. It is a required attachment to the application form.

If you have yet to complete your production or are unsure whether a proposed production will qualify for the Location or PDV Offset, you maybe eligible to receive a provisional certificate A provisional certificate does not provide a guarantee of receiving a final certificate. It will, however, provide an indication of eligibility and the extent to which projected expenditure can be counted.

Please fill in the relevant provisional application form which is available below.

Locations and PDV Offset Team
Film Incentives and International Section
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Direct:
Tel: +61 (0)2 6275 9645
Fax: +61 (0)2 6275 9659
Switch: +61 (0)2 6274 1111
Email: filmenquiries@environment.gov.au

For information regarding taxation matters, please visit the Australian Taxation Office(ATO):
Australian Screen Production Incentive Contact Officer
National Client Group, Large Business & International
Australian Taxation Office
PO Box 1216
HURSTVILLE  NSW  2220
Australia

Tel: +61 2 9374 1555
Fax:  +61 2 9374 1223

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