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HMRC email updates, videos and webinars about creative industries reliefs and expenditure credits

Learn more about Corporation Tax creative industries reliefs and expenditure credits you may be able to claim.

Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

Find out what tax reliefs and expenditure credits are

Watch a video to find out what creative industry tax reliefs and expenditure credits are.

What are Creative Industry Tax Reliefs and how do they work?.

You will learn about:

  • certified reliefs
  • cultural reliefs
  • expenditure credits
  • independent film tax credit
  • higher rate audio-visual expenditure credit

Making a claim for creative industries tax relief

Watch a video about claiming creative industries tax relief.

How to make a claim for Creative Industries Tax Relief?.

You will find out about:

  • making and amending a claim
  • how to help HMRC pay you quickly

Working out the expenditure credit you can claim

Watch a video about how to work out the amount of expenditure credit you can claim.

How to calculate the amount of creative industries expenditure credit?.

You will learn about:

  • qualifying expenditure
  • working out the creative expenditure credit
  • Corporation Tax charges

Redeeming the value of your expenditure credit

Watch a video to find out how to redeem your expenditure credit.

How to redeem the value of the creative expenditure credit?.

You will find out about the 6 steps to redeeming your expenditure credit.

Theatre Tax Relief

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about Theatre Tax Relief.

This webinar is for companies who may qualify for Theatre Tax Relief and their agents.

You will learn about:

  • an overview of the creative industry tax reliefs
  • the qualifying conditions for Theatre Tax Relief
  • how to claim the tax relief

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Updates to this page

Published 17 February 2026

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