HMRC have established a new unit to deal with claims for film tax relief.
From 1 January, the Manchester Film Tax Credit Unit will deal with the corporation tax affairs of most companies eligible for this relief.
The exceptions to this are:
- Cases that are being dealt with by Large Business Service (mainly those which are part of larger groups) which will continue to be dealt with there.
- Where an enquiry into a claim was already underway before 1 January 2008, the existing office may continue to deal with the company, with specialist advice from the Film Tax Credit Unit.
- Companies only making films not entitled to film tax relief will continue to be dealt with by their existing offices.
The address of the unit is: Manchester Film Tax Credit Unit, Albert Bridge House, 1 Bridge Street, Manchester M60 9AF.