As printed by each source, in its own currency and period, not converted. UK AVEC (GOV.UK guidance updated 19 Feb 2026): rates 34% default, 39% for children's TV, animated films and animated TV, 53% for independent films (from 1 April 2025 for costs incurred from 1 April 2024); qualifying costs are…

As printed by each source, in its own currency and period, not converted. UK AVEC (GOV.UK guidance updated 19 Feb 2026): rates 34% default, 39% for children's TV, animated films and animated TV, 53% for independent films (from 1 April 2025 for costs incurred from 1 April 2024); qualifying costs are the lower of 80% of total core costs and UK core costs; independent films claim on up to GBP 15 million of core costs; visual-effects costs have a 39% rate and are exempt from the 80% cap [avec; crec061100]. Australia Producer Offset (guidelines July 2026): 40% of QAPE for cinema feature films, 30% for other eligible projects; above-the-line QAPE capped at 20% of total film expenditure (not for documentaries); minimum QAPE $500,000 for a feature film [sa guidelines s1.1, 2.4, 3.3]. Canada CPTC (CAVCO guidelines, change log to 4 Nov 2025): 25% of qualified labour expenditure, which is the lower of eligible production cost (60% of total production costs net of assistance) and net labour expenditures, so the maximum credit is 15% of production cost net of assistance [cavco overview, s7.01-7.02]. Ireland s481 (Revenue TDM, last reviewed Aug 2026): 32% of the lowest of eligible expenditure, 80% of total cost of production and EUR 125,000,000; 40% for the enhanced lower-budget credit; minimums EUR 250,000 total cost and EUR 125,000 eligible expenditure [revenue tdm s3.1]. Rationale: All figures come from the cited government documents; quoted in the source currency and period. The comparison shows four different base-capping devices (80% of core cost, 20% above-the-line cap, 60% of net cost, 80% of total cost) that a multi-territory budget tool must model separately. Counterevidence: Rates and caps are time-bound and change by project type and start date; the guidelines also define cultural or significant-content tests, residency tests and other conditions not summarised here (e.g. Australia's location and PDV offsets are separate and mutually exclusive). Uncertainty: Collector did not verify the figures against legislation; the Australian dollar amounts are printed with '$' only. Not legal or tax advice. Sources: - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-audio-visual-expenditure-credits-for-corporation-tax - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual/crec061100 - https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/cavco-tax-credits/canadian-film-video-production/application-guidelines.html - https://revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-15/15-02-04.pdf Checked: 2026-10-17

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  "context": "How do the UK, Australian, Canadian and Irish incentives compute the credit and cap the base?"
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