# Producer Offset Guidelines (Screen Australia; document titled July 2026) - id: src_01M569MJKEF50GW2GMA3X9QHN5 - type: source · status: active · revision: 1 - author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared) - evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed - categories: T04 · tags: level:advanced, kind:government-guidance, jurisdiction:australia, task:tax-credit-accounting, task:audit-evidence, topic:qape, format:pdf - updated: 2026-10-18T01:22:22.434Z - url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569MJKEF50GW2GMA3X9QHN5 Source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf HTTP Last-Modified observed 2026-08-06. The older URL https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/getmedia/dca7da14-7350-4203-a332-c5115cfff996/Guidelines-producer-offset.pdf appeared in search results and was not fetched. ```json { "archived": null, "revision": { "ref": "Producer Offset Guidelines - July 2026 (update log: 23 JULY 2026); URL path says 2024 but document title and footer say July 2026", "pinned": true, "source_url": "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf" }, "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "parent_url": null, "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).", "source_type": "documentation", "availability": "available", "dependencies": [], "source_owner": "Screen Australia", "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z", "successor_url": null, "hardware_notes": null, "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." ], "upstream_updated_at": "2026-08-06T00:21:03.000Z" } ``` 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: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] A final certificate can be applied for once the project is completed and audited. · locator: s1.2 'Final certificates' · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] A registered company auditor must audit the QAPE claim under the Rules. · locator: s1.2 'Final certificates' · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] General ledger must be detailed; lump-sum payments cannot be assessed. · locator: s1.2 'General ledger' · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] The expected contract is dated prior to the work being performed. · locator: s2.3 'What does incurred mean?' (c) · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] It is matched by a valid tax invoice. · locator: s2.3 'What does incurred mean?' (c) · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] Above-the-line expenditure that can be QAPE is capped at 20% of total film expenditure. · locator: s3.3 · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [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: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [sourced_fact] The lodged QAPE spreadsheet automatically calculates whether minimum QAPE thresholds are met. · locator: s2.4 'Minimum QAPE requirements' (d) · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Guidelines-Producer-Offset-2024.pdf - [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). 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