Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR), part 3: keeping records, producing accounts and making a claim

Find below our series of templates, guidance and services for creating records, accounts and claiming for OTR. 

Keeping records

This guidance looks at how to keep accrual accounts for your concert production company for the purposes of claiming OTR, and includes examples to help you.

This template and accompanying guidance notes will help you to set and keep accrual accounts for your production company. 

OTR claim service 

For further information, see our guidance: OTR Part 1 (Is it for you?) and OTR Part 2 (Getting Set Up).


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