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Our tax credit services support productions at every stage by helping navigate incentives with clarity and confidence.
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What We Offer
We support productions across the full tax credit lifecycle, helping manage compliance, maximize incentives, and secure financing. Beyond paperwork, we connect you with trusted local vendors, talent, and financial partners to ensure your production is set up for success from prep through wrap.
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RedShift can oversee all steps of the IL tax credit process, including:
Registration of a project with IFO
Collecting all necessary documents (receipts, invoices, etc.)
Submission of the tax credit attestation to a CPA auditor and IFO
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RedShift can maximize the tax credit by:
Making connections to local vendors and crew (qualified expenditures)
Consulting with producers on strategic cash-flow management and business frameworks
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RedShift is able to help secure debt financing and working capital for a production against the IL tax credit with competitive terms.
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Once the final tax credit certificate is received from the IL Film Office. RedShift is able to monetize it using our established network of buyers and brokers, typically within a week of receiving the credit.
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Our Project Process Flow
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1. INTAKE
When a project is first brought to RedShift, we review the budget, project timeline, and the existing financing plan to assess your IL tax credit eligibility and provide you with a tax credit estimate.
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2. DEVELOPMENT & PREP
Once a project enters development with RedShift, we consult with producers on their productions cash flow, assess the project’s need for debt financing, and begin the tax credit administration process by submitting an application to the IL Film Office.
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3. PRODUCTION & POST
Once a project goes into production, we are with the producers every step of the way as they manage their production spend and collect necessary documentation.
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4. POST & WRAP
Once a project wraps, we aim to close the books as quickly as possible, collect all the necessary documents, and work with our network of select IL CPA’s to submit your tax credit attestation to the IL Film Office.
