CONTRARIAN GROUP

Established in 2009, Contrarian is a private group of business advisory and service companies, operating solely within the film and TV production industry.

The primary focus of Contrarian is the provision of tax, advisory and compliance services to production companies, lenders and financiers and their specific projects seeking to access Australia’s various federal and state government incentives such as the Producer, Location and PDV Offsets.

Contrarian has extensive experience submitting project claims across a mix of U.S. studio, local Australian and international feature co-productions, TV series and mini-series.

BRETT THORNQUEST

Director
[email protected]

www.contrariantax.com
+61 7 3041 4183

Services include:

SPV entity set up and structure/local company director attachment
local tax identification number, Goods & Services Tax (GST) registrations
initial incentives estimate based on breakdown of budget/vendor contracts
provisional application advice and facilitation offset/rebate financing and cashflow
formal professional opinions in favour of the financier/lender and/or completion guarantor detailing the predicted qualifying spend, value of the incentive
tax withholding variations and clearances for visiting actors, ATL personnel
final application advice and facilitation to achieve certification with the relevant government authorities
applicant tax return (where applicable) to claim the incentive and receipt of the proceeds on behalf of the lender and production.

Credits

The Magician’s Elephant
Ghosted
The Mother
Borderlands
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical