{"id":19104,"date":"2023-12-10T21:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgcine.gob.do\/?page_id=19104"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:37:49","slug":"dr-film-incentives-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgcine.gob.do\/en\/film-incentives\/dr-film-incentives-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"DR\u00a0FILM INCENTIVES Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19104\" class=\"elementor elementor-19104\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e839e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e839e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e73f479\" data-id=\"e73f479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26cf04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e26cf04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Transferable Tax Credit (TTC)<\/h4><p>Film Producers may benefit from a TTC equal to 25% of all expenses incurred in the Dominican Republic that are directly related to the preproduction, production &amp; postproduction of their films. The credit may be transferred in favor of one or several Dominican taxpayers. Up-front monetization solutions are also available in the country.<\/p><p><small>*The tax credit cannot be transferred for less than 60% of its value.\u00a0<\/small><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW143324042 BCX8\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/dgcine.gob.do\/en\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW143324042 BCX8\" lang=\"ES-DO\" xml:lang=\"ES-DO\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143324042 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Frequently Asked Questions\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c2cec9\" data-id=\"9c2cec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad2df6 edit-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aad2df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Type of incentive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tax Credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Incentive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>25% Transferable Tax Credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Per Project Cap<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No Cap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Minimum Spend<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>US$500K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Qualified Labor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Each Resident &amp; Non-resident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Loan Out Withholding<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.5% \/ 2.25% (<em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">When hiring a local production company with special ruling from the local Tax Department.)&nbsp;<\/em>\/ 10% Spanish and Canadian Nationals&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Registration Required<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Audit Required<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Screen Credit Required <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Qualifying Productions <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Feature Films, Documentaries, TV Series &amp; Mini-series, Music Videos and Short Films<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Legislation <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>108-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transferable Tax Credit (TTC) Film Producers may benefit from a TTC equal to 25% of all expenses incurred in the Dominican Republic that are directly related to the preproduction, production &amp; postproduction of their films. 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