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Incentives · VAT · Withholding

Produce where the math works.

We structure incentives, VAT recovery and withholding tax so the savings actually land in your cost report.

Incentive estimator

What lands back in your budget.

Pick a country, set your qualifying local spend, and see the indicative mechanics. The final number depends on structure — that is the work we do.

Country
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Indicative recovery Mexico

Figures shown are Romero & Braas's net estimate — what typically reaches you after the recovery process, not the raw government-published rate. Programs change and qualification is project-specific — spend categories, structure and timing all move the result. We confirm the applicable mechanisms for your project in writing within 48 hours.

Country mechanics

Three countries, three instruments.

Different mechanisms, one operating standard. We run the full incentive lifecycle in-country so the refund or credit actually clears — and shows up where your auditors can see it.

Mexico

VAT recovery is the workhorse. It applies to broad categories of local production spend, but only if invoicing discipline starts on day one.

  • 12% VAT (IVA) recovery on qualifying local spend, net of the recovery process — indicative.
  • Additional federal and state programs, case-by-case.

R&B runs end-to-endRegistration, compliant invoicing, filings, audit trail, repatriation of the refund.

Colombia

Two distinct mechanisms. Which one fits depends on your spend profile and how the production is structured — we model both before you commit.

  • FFC cash rebate: up to 40% on film services, 20% on logistics — indicative.
  • CINA transferable tax credit: 28–30% on audiovisual services, net of the recovery process — indicative.

R&B runs end-to-endProject registration, eligibility filings, spend certification, audit trail, repatriation.

Dominican Republic

A transferable tax credit under a stable legal framework, plus indirect tax relief where the project qualifies.

  • 18% transferable tax credit on qualifying spend (Law 108-10), net of the recovery process — indicative.
  • ITBIS relief, case-by-case.

R&B runs end-to-endRegistration under Law 108-10, filings, audit trail, credit monetization and repatriation.

Reporting & tax

The paperwork behind the math.

Two disciplines, run the same way: documented from day one, structured for the auditors and finance teams on the other end of the report.

Withholding tax

Cross-border payments to European and US broadcasters can be taxed at source. We handle the certificates, treaty relief and rate reductions so the deduction does not just disappear.

See how certificates fit the wrap phase →
Next step

From indicative to confirmed in writing.

Send us your scope. NDA countersigned within 24 hours. Applicable mechanisms for your project confirmed in writing within 48.