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Steuerspar-Modell"Filme" in UK gestoppt - passend zum"bubble"-Thema:
-->Hi,
wie in D gibt's auch in UK das berühmte"Abschreiber-Modell" Filme (weshalb Hollywood sich so gern mit seinen Stars in D präsentiert).
In UK ist es damit wohl vorbei - der Stopp erreicht justamente einen Film über den Tulpenschwindel - hat was.
Gruß - und Text (ex Daily Telegraph) hier:
Tax change chops head off Tulip
By David Litterick and Hugh Davies (Filed: 24/02/2004)
Filming on a major British production starring two of
Britain's hottest stars has been canned after the Treasury
closed a tax loophole designed to help the beleaguered
film industry.
More than 80 staff
have been laid off the
set of Tulip Fever, a
costume drama set in
17th century Holland,
after its production
company failed to
plug an £8m hole in
funding. Filming, with
Jude Law and Keira
Knightley in the lead
roles, was due to start
in about six weeks.
The movie, written by
Tom Stoppard, is
co-financed by
Miramax, Dreamworks
and a tax fund called Inside Track. A change in the law
forced Inside Track, which backed the successful Girl With A
Pearl Earring, and another fund, First Choice, to suspend
operations.
The Treasury introduced a tax break known as Section 48
to encourage small, independent film-makers. It allows
investors in British films to claim 25pc tax relief in their first
year. For British films with budgets of less than £15m,
investors can defer 100pc of tax in the first year.
Such a tax credit is unique to the film industry and was
established to encourage investment in the UK's struggling
film business. However, the Government claims the scheme
is being abused by wealthy investors who have no interest
in the industry but are keen to gain the tax advantages.
The controversy surrounds the use of tax equity funds. By
forming partnerships through the funds and putting money
into a portfolio of films, investors take advantage of the
tax breaks far in excess of the amounts they invest. They
can then sell or lease their interests in the films, avoiding
paying tax if the film is a success and using the tax break
to offset other income.
It has led to charges that many sub-standard films - such
as the recently panned Sex Lives of the Potato Men - are
being produced for tax avoidance rather than artistic
reasons, often with large quantities of Lottery money.
The UK Film Council claims that many high quality British
films depend on the tax breaks and is angry with the
Government for taking action"without warning or
consultation".
The industry has lobbied for a rethink but the Government
has said it"simply cannot be expected to stand by and let
people who are drawing up complex and abusive schemes
to take advantage of a loophole in the relief and avoid tax
at the expense of honest taxpayers".
About 40 other UK productions are thought to be in doubt
as a result of the move, although a £12m film about the
Earl of Rochester, The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp,
scrambled to refinance its budget to enable filming this
week.
Na ja, der Hans wird's schon lesen...
Gruß!
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