Isla is Head of Film and TV at Saffery.
Isla has worked within the creative industry sector for over 10 years. She provides specialist financial, accounting, audit and taxation advice to a range of clients in the sector.
Her client base includes film, television and video game production & distribution companies, commissioning producers and rights owners across a range of large US and UK studios to small budget independent producers as well as other corporate entities which operate in the film, TV and video games industries.
Isla is regularly invited to lecture and sit on expert panels at various industry events across the UK and internationally, including London, Edinburgh, Cannes and Los Angeles.
Key experience
- Advising film, television and video games producers on how to access UK creative industry tax incentives: both the tax relief and the new Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC),
- Advising on British cultural test qualification and assisting with submission to the BFI,
- Advising productions and games on how to qualify for and obtain co-production status,
- Advising on multi-territorial production structures and financing arrangements,
- Evaluating budgeted production expenditure for qualification of tax relief and/or expenditure credits,
- Providing opinion letters for financiers,
- Assisting clients with corporate reporting, including audits, accounts and tax compliance.
Interests
Outside of work Isla enjoys spending time outdoors, in particular cycling and skiing.