Ireland Introduces Europe’s First Unscripted Tax Credit

Ireland Introduces Europe’s First Unscripted Tax Credit

Ireland is launching Europe’s first tax credit for unscripted shows, offering a rebate of up to 20% of expenditure. The Irish government is introducing the credit as a means of supporting Irish and European culture and will use a cultural test to assess whether programs qualify for support. Shows such as The Traitors Ireland and […]

Ireland launches Europe's first unscripted tax credit, offering a 20% rebate on the lowest eligible expenditure, capped at €15M per production, until 2028 end

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Ireland unveils Europe’s first unscripted-focused tax credit scheme

Ireland has launched the first tax credit in Europe dedicated solely to unscripted programming. It will take the form of a corporate tax credit on the development of unscripted productions and ...

Government announce new tax credit for reality TV and gameshows

Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan said the tax break sends ‘a strong signal that Ireland is open, competitive and ambitious…‘ The government have announced a new tax credit for ‘unscripted’ reality TV and game show programmes. The tax credit will allow production companies to regain 20% of production costs up to a maximum limit of €15 million per project, and has been approved by the European Commission to run until 31 December 2028. ‘This …

Government launches Europe's first tax credit for unscripted programming

The government has launched the first tax credit in Europe for the production of unscripted television programming. Corporation tax relief will be available at a rate of 20% of certain production expenditure up to a maximum limit of €15m per project, but a cultural test will also apply. Companies seeking the tax credit must first apply to the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for interim cultural certification in advance of undertak…