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THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FILM OFFICE. PLEASE VERIFY ALL INFORMATION WITH THE FILM OFFICE DIRECTLY.
1. Does your state offer tax incentives? Yes. Info below refers specifically to the Empire State Film Production Credit program for feature films, television movies, and television series, pilots and presentations.
For information on the new New York State commercial production credit, or the Sales Tax credit or Investment Tax Credit, see http://www.nylovesfilm.com/index.asp
a. Details including percentage? 30% statewide, plus an additional 5% from NYC credits for productions in NY City on most below-the-line costs including pre and post production.
b. Refundable/Transferable/Rebate? Yes refundable/rebate. NOT transferable.
c. Brokerage contact? N/A
d. Difference between local productions vs. productions/corps from out-of-state? No, no difference.
2. Are there cash rebates offered?
a. labor? Yes
b. sales tax? Sales tax is exempt and never collected on most production related expenditures, so rebate not necessary.
3. What are your caps/minimums?
a. Cap per production? No—there are no caps
b. Annual cap? No—there are no caps—applications roll over into the next year’s funding once annual allocation is reached
c. Is there a minimum spend requirement per production? No minimum spend
***** STATE HAS BEEN ASKED TO NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY IF ANNUAL CAP IS REACHED
4. Are there sales tax discounts? Yes, most production related items and services are exempt from sales tax.
5. Are there hotel tax discounts? NY State does not have a hotel tax.
6. Are there any state or local fees offered at no charge?
a. Police/Fire ? NYC police are free. Other cities/venues vary.
b. Permits? NYC permits are free. Other cities/venues vary.
c. Use of state or locations at no charge/reduced cost? Varies.
7. Is your state a “right to work state"? No.
8. Crew base
a. Number of union crews (i.e. - how many productions can be served?) Very large. Largest crew base in North America outside LA.
b. Number of non-union crews Very large.
c. Allowances to bring crew from out-of state (union cooperation) Varies, but certainly not uncommon
9. Do you have sound stages? Too many to list. For a list of production facilities qualified for tax credit purposes, go to http://www.nylovesfilm.com/index.asp
10. Do you have equipment houses in your state? Yes. Too many to list. See http://www.nypg.com, http://www.newyork411.com, etc.
11. Do you have film and/or sound labs in your state? Yes. Too many to list. See http://www.nypg.com, http://www.newyork411.com, etc.
12. What are the child labor laws in your area? http://www.labor.state.ny.us Similar to LA in some respects.
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