Theatre Tax Relief
Theatre Tax Relief (TTR); a government initiative for musical theatre and opera groups to support the British creative sector. The schemes allow eligible groups to claim on their annual production costs and receive a payment from HMRC.
Read on to find out how you can benefit. If you are already set up to claim TTR and want to use our service, click on the link below
Would you like us to help you claim some money for your productions?
TTR is a government initiative to support the British creative sector. The schemes allow eligible groups to claim on their annual production costs and receive a payment from HMRC.
Before we start, let's clarify something
Despite being called a 'Tax Relief' you do not currently need to be paying tax or be registered with HMRC to make a claim
It does involve a change to the way that you operate. We will help you through the process and submit a tax claim on your behalf. Once your set up, we can make a claim for you every year.
Why is it so great?
Unlike some sources of funding there is no cultural test: TTR is not not dependent on what is being performed, who the audiences are, or how modern the performance is. It is simply money to encourage putting on productions – that you would be putting on anyway.
It’s there every year – if you do productions that qualify every year, you can claim every year.
How much money do we get?
The average payment for our members is 21% of their annual production costs (comprising all costs that go into putting on a performance, including rehearsal venue hire, fees for professionals, staging hire, music hire and performance venue hire). Some examples of claims we have submitted so are far shown in the table below.
| Annual production spend | OTR payment received |
| £8.6K | £2.6k |
| £18K | £4.9k |
| £24.8K | £7.1k |
| £40.3K | £12.3k |
Now, let's check if you're eligible. Are you ...?
Putting on a musical or opera that tells a story, or stories, and where the performances are given through the playing of a role?
If yes, then you probably to qualify for TTR.
What support do we offer?
We are developing written guidance for TTR. But we already have 5 groups claiming - and we can help you too.
We can provide templates to help you get set up to claim, and a TTR service, which includes:
- Template for recording keeping to make your accounts easier for filing
- Provide phone and email support to help you manage the whole process
- Provide news on key updates and changes
- Review all your accounts at year end and submit them to Companies House and HMRC
Next steps
Complete the form below and a member of our team will get back to you.
Register your interest in Theatre Tax Relief (TTR)
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