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With the Montana Economic Industry Advancement (MEDIA) Act, Montana’s first film tax incentive since the Big Sky on the Big Screen Act sunset in 2015, Montana has a new tool to help get stories told in Montana.

News, Tax, Incentives

Direct from the Film Office — GreenSlate’s Kathleen Thompson, Vice President – Incentives and New Business Development, recently interviewed Steve Gorelick, Executive Director for the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. Among the...

News, Tax, Production, Direct from the Film Office, Incentives

Direct from the Film Office — GreenSlate’s Kathleen Thompson, Vice President – Incentives and New Business Development, recently sat down with Don Gray, Locations Coordinator for the New Mexico Film Office. Among the topics discussed were the...

News, Tax, Production, Direct from the Film Office, Incentives

Keeping an eye on your tax credit’s value is critical to the overall financial health of a project. The last surprise you want at the end of a project is that your credit is less than expected.

Tax, Budgets, Incentives

In film and television production, content producers often use tax incentives as a source of financing. The effective cost of a project is net of the tax credit available. In the straightforward case of a film or TV show funded by one equity source,...

Tax, Budgets, Incentives

Washington was the second state in the nation to pass a paid family leave law in 2007, but it was continually put on hold for about a decade because of funding questions. However, in 2017, Washington approved an insurance plan to fund the state’s...

News, Tax

The Social Security wage base has increased from $128,400 to $132,900 in 2019, which increased the maximum individual contribution by $279.

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For budgeting purposes, you should assume a 0.6% FUTA rate on the first $7,000 in wages for all states unless you will be working in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), in which case, you should assume a 3.3% rate.

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In 2016, New York’s Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York Paid Family Leave Act to provide job protection and wage reimbursement for all New York workers who need to take a temporary leave to bond with a child, care for a loved one with a...

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There’s no question that film and TV production are huge revenue drivers for states. In New York State alone, the 55 new and returning TV shows shooting in 2018 will generate an estimated $2.4 billion in spending statewide this year—up almost 31...

News, Tax, Production, Incentives