Tax Breaks: Law, Treasury and Filmmaking
Among the range of tools available to finance audiovisual productions, tax deductions have become a key resource for both large-scale projects and short films. However, although investors and producers can benefit from these structures, the real risk lies almost entirely with the producer.
This talk opens a dialogue on how tax deductions work and examines the potential risks and implications these may entail with the Treasury if certain conditions are not met, as well as offering a practical view on how to plan and manage these fiscal incentives safely and securely.
The session will be presented by Àlex Pi, director of the Àrea de Desenvolupament Empresarial (ADTE) at ICEC and will feature three expert speakers.
Experts
José Manuel Lizanda
José Manuel Lizanda is a State Tax Inspector and Professor of Accounting at Pompeu Fabra University and ESADE. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is the author of several books on accounting, including the Guía contable y fiscal de la industria del cine y audiovisual.
Fernando Bigeriego
Fernando Bigeriego is Deputy Director General for the Promotion of the Film and Audiovisual Industry at the ICAA. Member of the Senior Corps of Civil Administrators of the State. He studied at Universidad Carlos III and at the National Institute of Public Administration - Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo. He has served as Deputy Director for Data Inspection at the Spanish Data Protection Agency - AEPD and as Head of the Support Unit of the Directorate-General for Cultural Industries, Intellectual Property and Cooperation at the Ministry of Culture.
Francisco Menéndez
Francisco Menéndez is an adviser on international audiovisual law, international co-productions and administrative requirements across Latin American, Anglo-Saxon, European and Asian contexts, always in accordance with the relevant co-production treaties. He works with the law firm WELAW and also provides legal advice on the funding sources of audiovisual projects.
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