Entertainment Taxation

Entertainment Taxation

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The world of stage, movies and music is both exciting and challenging. But with Dentons as your partner, your tax affairs don’t have to be.

Our lawyers have many years of experience in planning and implementing the tax consequences of producing, directing and acting in the entertainment industry. We deal with cross-border tax credit structures, tax treaty exemptions and withholding taxes.

All the world’s a stage. When you are ready to step into the spotlight, come see our Entertainment Tax team—we’ll make you look your best, while paying the least.

Experience

International distributor: Advising on the format licensing, development, production, financing and distribution of the television series The Real Housewives of Vancouver.
Chinese-based purchaser: Advising a China-based corporation in the proposed acquisition of the business assets of Rainmaker Animation Inc., a Canadian public company operating an animation studio in Vancouver, B.C. This included settling undertakings under the Investment Canada Act with Canadian Heritage and obtaining Ministerial approval of the acquisition.

Insights

Kyiv Tax Newsletter, July 2021

July 16, 2021

Ukraine: From January 1, 2022, all foreign IT companies that provide online services to Ukrainian customers will start to pay 20% value added tax (“VAT”) on top of the cost of services sold in Ukraine.