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NSW announces game development tax offset

From 1 October 2021, game development will be eligible for New South Wales' 10% post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate. It is the second state to introduce a tax offset for game development after South Australia.

28 Sep 2021 9:35

Jini Maxwell

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Wargaming Sydney is one of the studios that will benefit from the recently announced NSW tax offset for videogame development. Image: Wargaming Sydney

From 1 October 2021, game development will be eligible for New South Wales’ 10% post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate. It is only the second state to introduce a tax offset for game development after South Australia.

This decision, announced by Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres, follows the Federal Government’s announcement of a 30% Digital Games Tax Rebate, in that it will be available to game development projects that spend a minimum of $500,000 per year in Australia from July 2022.

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Jini Maxwell

Jini Maxwell is a curator at ACMI, and an award-winning videogame journalist. They curated ‘Honk: Untitled Goose Exhibition,’ co-curate Gay24, a monthly film night showcasing rare, radical and archival queer films. Jini is currently co-curating a major videogame exhibition at ACMI.