Media & Entertainment
Production, broadcast, digital media and entertainment businesses: project accounting, rights and royalty checks, and tax compliance.
Overview
Media and entertainment businesses work project by project, with income from many platforms, distributors and rights holders. Our work for the sector covers project and production accounting, reconciliation of rights, royalty and platform revenue, and tax and cross-border compliance.
Sector considerations
What matters in this sector
- 01Production and content costs must be tracked project by project against budget.
- 02Revenue and royalties from distributors, platforms and rights holders must agree with the books.
- 03Payments to artists, crew and freelancers carry TDS and GST obligations.
- 04Payments to and from overseas platforms and co-producers need withholding tax and FEMA compliance.
Relevant regulators