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		<title>Massachusetts Film News Archive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>UMASS: Film Industry Boosts Local Jobs and Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UMass Boston Study Finds State’s Film Industry among Fastest Growing in Nation. Positive Impacts Remain Even after Hollywood Productions Wrap.
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		<title>Massachusetts Invested Tax Credit Dollar has High Economic Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported from The Professionals of Tax Credits, LLC:
The University of Massachusetts has completed a report on the Massachusetts Film Industry and the findings are very favorable. Please follow the link below for the full report. Of great importance is the finding that for every film tax credit dollar &#8220;invested&#8221; by the state, the economic impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MA Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The local industry strongly opposes the $50 million annual cap on incentives proposed in Governor Patrick&#8217;s 2010-2011 budget.
Weymouth officials write script for movie tax credit
http://www.wickedlocal.com/weymouth/news/x692834756/Weymouth-officials-write-script-for-movie-tax-credit
&#8216;Darkness&#8217; debut spotlights film tax deals
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_029235546.html
Study cites film gains amid tax-break battle
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_047224413.html
Film tax credit boosts state economy
http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_049224916.html
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		<title>Incentives Office Year-End Report&#8212;-Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MASSACHUSETTS – The direct spend for 2009 is estimated to be between $200 and $300 million.  Although three studios have been announced (Plymouth, Weymouth and Boston), all are still seeking construction financing.  There were no changes made in the legislation during 2009 and none are anticipated for 2010.  Known for drawing larger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MA-Waivers of Withholding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No more Waivers of Withholding will be granted by the state of Massachusetts after February 17, 2010 for payments made to loan out companies or to independent contractors for services provided to a production company that qualifies and submits an application for the motion picture production credit.  The performer withholding requirements and waivers will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MA FY2011 House 2 Budget Recommendation</title>
		<link>http://www.filmusa.org/MA/manews/ma-fy2011-house-2-budget-recommendation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 27, Governor Deval Patrick suggested to the legislature that the qualified spending on film &#038; TV production in Massachusetts be temporarily capped in response to the state budget crisis.  The proposed cap would be $50 million in tax credits per year for the next two years.  This equates to $200 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plymouth Rock Studios lands $550 million construction loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Best Practices for Massachusetts Agreed Upon Procedures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few tips film production companies should consider prior to having Agreed Upon Procedures performed on films produced in Massachusetts:
Massachusetts has two different credits &#8211; one for Labor and one for Goods and Services â€“ which are recorded and tracked separately by the state. Therefore, it is critical to code and segregate items correctly between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts now requires an independent accountant report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Independent Accountant&#8217;s Report using Agreed Upon Procedures or an Audit is now required for film credit applications with at least $250,000 of qualified film expenses.  Productions with less than $250,000 of qualified film expenses may include such documentation with their application, but it is not required.
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