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Georgia

         *   Film and television companies may receive a tax credit of up to 30 percent of money   

              spent on production and post-production in Georgia,

         *   Either in a single production or on multiple projects.

         *   Minimum spending amount is $500,000.

         *   Sales and use tax exemptions can save as much as an additional 8 percent.

Florida

• 20% - 30% transferable tax credit

• • 20% base percentage
  • 5% Off Season Bonus (for certain production types)
  • 5% Family Friendly Bonus (for certain production types)
  • 5% Underutilized Region Bonus (for General Production Queue only)
  • 5% Qualified Production Facility/Digital Media Facility Bonus 
  • (for General Production Queue, on expenditures associated with production activity at a Qualified Production Facility/Digital Media Facility)
  • 15% Florida Student/Recent Graduate Bonus (for General Production Queue, on student/recent grad wages and other compensation)
• The priority for qualifying/certifying projects for tax credit awards is determined on a first-come, first-served basis within its appropriate queue.

Virginia

• Base-Income Tax Credit: The base credit available is 15 percent of all qualifying expenses (including wages), with a bonus of 5 percent if the production is filmed in an economically distressed area of the Commonwealth, making the total base credit available up to 20 percent of qualifying expenses spends at least $250,000 in “qualifying expenses,” makes a best faith effort to film at least 50 percent of principal photography in the Commonwealth; agrees to contain a ‘filmed in Virginia’ credit and Virginia logo in the final production; is fully funded with a multi-market distribution contract, without taking into account the value of the tax credits; and verifies that the project will go into pre-production within 90 days of the approval of the application.

TEXAS

• The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program offers qualifying productions the opportunity to receive a payment of 5% to 17.5% of eligible Texas spending or 8% to 29.25% of eligible wages paid to Texas residents, depending on budget levels and types of productions, upon completion of a review of their Texas expenditures. Both live-action and animated projects are eligible. This incentive program is in addition to Texas's Sales Tax
  

• $250,000 in Texas spending.
• 60% of shooting days completed in Texas.
• 70% of paid crew must be Texas residents.
• 70% of paid cast (including extras) must be Texas residents.*

Washington DC

• Washington, DC – Mayor Vincent C. Gray proposed legislation today that would facilitate the opening of a movie theater east of the Anacostia River and lure more production business to the District. The new legislation would impose an additional 5% sales tax on District movie theater food concessions. In the first year the tax is assessed, 75% of the proceeds will be used as an incentive for the first major motion picture to open east of the Anacostia River and 25% will be used for local production incentives.