tax credits

Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Bush-Era Hollywood Tax Credits

January 2, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 20 weeks ago

The credit allows producers to cut up between $15 million and $20 million for film shoots on sites that meet the bill's criteria as low-income neighborhoods

  

New York Film and TV Tax Credits Support 28,900 Jobs (Study)

December 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 24 weeks ago

Production tax incentives generated $6.9 billion in economic activity, study says

  

California Film, TV Tax Credit Bill Clears State Senate

August 21, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 39 weeks ago

The measure extends a program providing $100 million in tax credits for TV and film production for two years. The state Assembly passed a similar bill last week

  

Production Manager: 'I Used to Wander Through Musso & Frank’s to Get Work. Not Today'

October 23, 2011 By Fred Schruers 1 year ago

As the film business keeps migrating away from L.A. and its unions, a veteran unit production manager laments a freelance workforce that's profoundly lacking in job security

  

Gov. Brown Extends Filmmakers Tax Credit Through 2015

October 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The credit offers rebates of up to 25% of production expenses and is meant to keep television and film jobs in California

  

Hawaiian Tax Credit Stalls in Committee, Jeopardizes $400M Studio Plans

May 3, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Joint legislative committee defers action on bill until next year

  

Good Morning Hollywood, March 31: Tributes & Tax Breaks

March 31, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Cannes honors Jean-Paul Belmondo ... and Sarah Palin agrees with Hollywood liberals about something

  

Obama Tax Bill Resurrects Credit for Indie Filmmakers and Investors

December 19, 2010 By Jeff Steele 2 years ago

The new tax bill, extending Section 181 Federal Film Tax Credit, is great news for independent filmmakers

  

Good Morning Hollywood, October 6: Broken Tax Breaks

October 6, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Terrence Malick comes to Oklahoma, but will filmmakers keep coming to Michigan?

  

Cheaters Never Prosper (and Other Rules of Using Tax Credits)

March 21, 2010 By Jeff Steele 3 years ago

Stick to the letter of the law, not just the spirit, or you'll end up repaying incentive cash

  

California's Film Tax Credits Tapped Out

January 26, 2010 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

Television and film productions have used $200M and two years' worth of incentives

  

France Woos Hollywood with Tax Credits

December 7, 2009 By Screen Daily 3 years ago

France will offer up to 20 percent credit on foreign productions with links to French or European culture

  

California to Use Tax Credit Lottery System

June 16, 2009 By Anonymous 3 years ago

Demand for the in-state production program is soaring.

  
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