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Digital Media Tax Credit (DMTC)

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Tax Credit


Description:

The Digital Media Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit for costs directly related to the development of interactive digital media products in Nova Scotia.

Comments on Funding:

Funding will be the lesser of 50% of qualifying expenditures, or 25% of total expenditures made in Nova Scotia.

A 10% geographic area bonus on qualifying expenditures (5% bonus on total expenditures) is available for products developed outside the area that is within a radius of 30 kilometers driving distance from Halifax City Hall.


When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be a taxable Canadian corporation,
  • have a “permanent establishment” in Nova Scotia, meaning: a fixed place of business in the province, assets in the province to develop the product and personnel in the province who can contract on behalf of the corporation,
  • be developing an interactive digital media product,
  • not be a prescribed labor-sponsored venture capital corporation under the federal Income Tax Act.

To be eligible for the geographic area bonus, the corporation must:

  • have a permanent establishment in the eligible geographic area, 
  • pay at least 50% of eligible salaries for the development of the eligible product to employees who work out of a permanent establishment in the eligible geographic area.

Application Steps:

1

The applicant must submit the completed, dated and signed application forms to the Nova Scotia Department of Finance and Treasury Board.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit the following documentation:

  • the application and expenditure form, 
  • Declaration of Residency Forms for all employees listed in the expenditure report,
  • invoices for all third party work completed,
  • statements of eligible remuneration for all invoices,
  • statements detailing the qualifying expenditures and total expenditures of the “eligible product” (Affidavit, Review Engagement Report or Audit Report),
  • Articles of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association,
  • Shareholders Registry,
  • Corporate chart,
  • Gantt Chart,
  • the completed Digital Media Product,
  • the chain of title documentation - if the applicant does not retain principle ownership of the “eligible product”, he must provide a Certificate of Election form signed by the entity who owns the property rights,
  • Exchange of Information Form, which permits the Taxation and Federal Fiscal Relations Division (TFFRD) to exchange information related to the application for audit and verification purposes.

Other Things to Note:

Marketing and distribution expenditures to a maximum of $100,000 per eligible product became part of Qualifying Expenditures

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