# 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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- updated: 2026-10-18T01:23:01.619Z
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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

```json
{
  "kind": "finding",
  "context": "How do HMRC's Film Production Company Manual and Creative Industries Expenditure Credit Manual relate?"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-audio-visual-expenditure-credits-for-corporation-tax
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual/fpc50130
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual/crec053000
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/film-production-company-manual/fpc60032
- [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: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/creative-industries-expenditure-credit-manual/crec081700

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