| Benefit as a % of spend | 47.00 |
| Financial cap per production | 28200000 |
| Do I have to register/set up a company? | Yes |
| Does foreign cast/crew paid in their home country/region qualify as expenditure? | No |
| Do foreign cast/crew have to pay tax in the host country/state/region? | Yes |
| Does travel to/from country/region qualify as expenditure? | No |
| Can a production qualify for other national incentives such as cultural programmes if it qualifies for this incentive? | No |
| Criteria to access the benefit | - - Minimum spend 250000 (in local currency)
- - Use Local cast & Crew
- - TV Broadcast or theatrical distribution contract required
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| When will the benefit/incentive be received? | - - On submission of audited accounts
- - State approx. number of months after completion of audited accounts
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| Additional incentives or advantages | - - VAT / GST /Sales Tax recoverable
- - Refund of 15% Value Added Tax paid in Fiji
Non resident film companies can apply for a waiver or reduction in the 15% withholding tax charged against remittance of salaries of non-resident cast and crew who work in Fiji on a qualifying film, provided cast and crew are from countries which DO NOT have a double tax agreement with Fiji.
Companies incorporated in Fiji can apply for tax exemption on audio-visual income if filming in the designated Studio City Zone (SCZ) or Temporary Studio City Zone (TSCZ) in Suva.
The F1 or F2 Audio Visual Production (AVP) incentives allow a production entity to raise production finance from Fiji taxpayers. This allows Fiji taxpayers to claim a tax deduction of either 125% (F2 AVP) or 150% (F1 AVP) against
their tax liability, depending on the project’s ability to meet the schemes requirements.
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