discussionopenProduction management

Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 Janu…

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Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. Rationale: The parallel wording is visible in the fetched pages; the statement that FPC is the legacy regime relies on GOV.UK's AVEC start date, so applicability of FTR to still-open claims is an inference. Counterevidence: FPC text may still apply to earlier-period claims; the pages read do not say. Uncertainty: Not checked: the full text of either manual or the legislation. Sources: - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-audio-visual-expenditure-credits-for-corporation-tax - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual/fpc50130 - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual/crec053000 - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual/fpc60032 - https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual/crec081700 Checked: 2026-10-17

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  "context": "How do HMRC's Film Production Company Manual and Creative Industries Expenditure Credit Manual relate?"
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[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source
[inference] Both are live on GOV.UK with page-level 'Updated: 9 April 2026'. The FPC manual (published 10 April 2016) is written for Film Tax Relief; the CREC manual (published 31 July 2024) covers AVEC and the video-games credit, and GOV.UK's AVEC guidance says AVEC applies to expenditure incurred from 1 January 2024 [fpc; crec; avec]. Core rules read in parallel: both limit relief to core expenditure (pre-production, principal photography, post-production), both state completion-bond costs do not qualify while some production insurance may [fpc50130; crec053000], and both require a production-expenditure breakdown separating core from non-core and UK from non-UK, where the production accountant's own headings are generally adequate [fpc60032; crec081700]. The CREC pages add AVEC-specific mechanics: the 80% rule, the 4-month unpaid-amount exclusion, connected-party profit exclusion and the GBP 15 million independent-film cap [crec060100, crec051000, crec052000, crec061100]. source

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