Thanks in large part to lobbying from the eight-person B.C. Interactive Task Force, which represents 30 local videogame makers, the Canadian province of British Columbia is now the proud purveyor of shiny new tax credits for interactive developers.

The Interactive Digital Tax Credit was passed by local legislature late last week and provides a 17.5 percent tax credit for labor on projects commencing after August 31. To qualify, productions must feature two out of the following three components: text, sound or images.

While the tax credit is an improvement, the [URL=http://www.vancouversun.com/news/digital+media+credit+make+difference/3121108/story.html]Vancouver Sun notes[/URL] that the percentages “pale” when compared to those offered by other Canadian provinces:

Nova Scotia offers 50 per cent of labour and up to 25 per cent of total productions costs. Manitoba offers 40 per cent of labour, the same percentage as Ontario, which also offers 40 per cent of marketing and distribution costs. Quebec, B.C.'s main Canadian competitor, offers up to 37.5 per cent of labour. [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/06/08/british-columbia-passes-tax-credit-interactive-devs][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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