Tag Archives: UK Tax Relief

Tue, Oct 30, 2012 | 01:25 GMT

UKIE provides guidance for tax relief cultural test

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British trade body UKIE has provided a list of guidelines as to how the British Government should assess the cultural relevance of games when local developers and publishers apply for tax relief.

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Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 11:38 BST

UK tax relief: games that promote British culture more likely to qualify

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Back in March, the UK government budget included plans to finally grant tax relief to UK game developers. An official document for the initiative has appeared online, including a test that developers need to pass to qualify – such as having British lead characters, showing off British culture and having a percentage of British staff at studios. It’s a tight criteria, and is bound to make some studios unhappy.

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