Wyoming Detailed Production & Incentive Information - updated 8-08

Posted 3 August, 2007 in Wyoming

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1. Does your state offer tax incentives? Yes
The Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) program allows cash rebates for production companies up to 15 percent of dollars spent in Wyoming during a film shoot.

Wyoming Film Office has asked Wyoming businesses to offer production companies filming in Wyoming a 10% discount on production related services, such as hotels/motels, restaurants, caters, etc. This is done on a voluntary basis. Lodging tax is waived after 30 night stay. No state corporate or individual income tax.

a. Details including percentage?
Companies would have to prove expenditures of $500,000 in Wyoming in order to qualify. Rebate amounts from 12% to 15% would be based on established criteria that includes whether there is a Wyoming storyline, the usage of location establishing props, and the actual onscreen appearance of footage highlighting Wyoming locations.

• Providing a storyline that is set in Wyoming (full 15% rebate)

• Providing additional Wyoming behind the scenes footage highlighting Wyoming locations used in the project (up to 14% rebate)

• Using Wyoming props and product placement (up to 13% rebate)

• Providing a clear statement in the credits that the product was filmed in Wyoming (minimum 12% rebate)

• Other promotional opportunities that provide Wyoming tourism value could be negotiated to determine rebate percentage.

b. Refundable/Transferable/Rebate? Cash rebate

2. Are there cash rebates offered? Yes
a. labor?
Wages, salaries, or other compensation for technical and production crews, directors, producers, performers and extras who are residents of this state.

b. state spend? Expenditures on goods and services made in Wyoming for the following, providing that each company which provides goods or services is located and doing business in Wyoming
- preproduction, production, post-production, digital media effects services, sets, and set construction.
- rental equipment, including, but not limited to, cameras and grip or electrical equipment.
- meals, travel, accommodations, and goods used in producing filmed entertainment that is located and doing business in this state.

3. What are your caps/minimums?
a. Cap per production? (not answered)
b. Annual cap? The fund contains 2 millions dollars with another million coming in 2011. (NOTE: State has been asked to notify FilmUSA if cap has been met)
c. Is there a minimum spend requirement per production?Expenditures of $500,000 in Wyoming per production.

4. Are there sales tax discounts NO

5. Are there hotel tax discounts?Lodging tax is waived after 30 night stay.

6. Are there any state or local fees offered at no charge? Negotiable.

7. Is your state a “right to work state”? Yes, we are a “right to work state.”

8. Crew base
a. Union/Non-Union - Because we are a “right to work state” the majority of our crew people are non-union
b. Allowances to bring crew from out-of state (union cooperation) No stipulations.

9. Do you have sound stages? NO

\10. Do you have equipment houses in your state? NO

11. Do you have film and/or sound labs in your state? NO

12. Specify your weather patterns Refer to our website at http://www.filmwyoming.com

13. What are the child labor laws in your area? Refer to our website at http://www.filmwyoming.com