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Producer Offset Guidelines (Screen Australia; document titled July 2026)

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Source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf

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    "ref": "Producer Offset Guidelines - July 2026 (update log: 23 JULY 2026); URL path says 2024 but document title and footer say July 2026",
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  "usefulness": "Screen Australia's 34-page guidelines for certifying the Producer Offset: QAPE definition, incurred-expenditure evidence (contracts dated before work, valid tax invoices), general-ledger content, the 20% above-the-line cap, Gallipoli clause, two-week rule, minimum QAPE thresholds and the final-certificate document set (general ledger, final cost report, QAPE spreadsheet, registered-auditor statement).",
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  "source_owner": "Screen Australia",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "Guidelines apply to projects that began principal photography on or after 1 July 2021; earlier projects are handled by contacting POCU.",
    "Guidelines state that the ITAA and the Producer Offset Rules prevail over the guidelines.",
    "The page quotes dollar figures with '$' only (Australian programme); amounts are recorded as printed and not converted.",
    "Describes the source's rules; the collector executed nothing and this is not legal or tax advice."
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] The Producer Offset is a refundable tax offset on qualifying Australian production expenditure (QAPE): 40% for cinema feature films, 30% for other eligible projects. · locator: s1.1 source
[sourced_fact] A final certificate can be applied for once the project is completed and audited. · locator: s1.2 'Final certificates' source
[sourced_fact] A registered company auditor must audit the QAPE claim under the Rules. · locator: s1.2 'Final certificates' source
[sourced_fact] General ledger must be detailed; lump-sum payments cannot be assessed. · locator: s1.2 'General ledger' source
[sourced_fact] The expected contract is dated prior to the work being performed. · locator: s2.3 'What does incurred mean?' (c) source
[sourced_fact] It is matched by a valid tax invoice. · locator: s2.3 'What does incurred mean?' (c) source
[sourced_fact] Above-the-line expenditure that can be QAPE is capped at 20% of total film expenditure. · locator: s3.3 source
[sourced_fact] QAPE may include remuneration of foreign crew (including producers and executive producers) for work in Australia regardless of citizenship or residency; the section is headed 'The two-week rule' and sets a minimum stay. · locator: s2.3 'The two-week rule' source
[sourced_fact] The lodged QAPE spreadsheet automatically calculates whether minimum QAPE thresholds are met. · locator: s2.4 'Minimum QAPE requirements' (d) source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

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