CAVCO updates guidelines for Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program

OTTAWA — The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) published Tuesday updated guidelines for the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) program. These new guidelines take effect immediately and replace the previous CPTC guidelines issued on April 2, 2012. The primary objectives of the update were to: integrate information from CAVCO public notices issued since 2010 reflect amendments to the Income Tax Regulations in 2014 and 2016 make minor changes to administrative requirements provide additional clarifications on CAVCO’s administration of program requirements make wording changes, or reorder information, to improve the clarity and flow of the document The updated...