| Benefit as a % of spend | 37.00 |
| Financial cap per production | - |
| Do I have to register/set up a company? | Yes |
| Does foreign cast/crew paid in their home country/region qualify as expenditure? | No |
| Do foreign cast/crew have to pay tax in the host country/state/region? | No |
| Does travel to/from country/region qualify as expenditure? | Yes |
| Can a production qualify for other national incentives such as cultural programmes if it qualifies for this incentive? | No |
| Criteria to access the benefit | - - Minimum percentage of the film that must be shot in the region: 0.00%
- - Minimum spend 100000 (in local currency)
- - TV Broadcast or theatrical distribution contract required
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| When will the benefit/incentive be received? | |
| Additional incentives or advantages | - - Qualified production companies can receive a transferable tax credit equal
to 30% (35% in the following municipalities: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden,
Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, or Salem County) of
qualified production expensesOn any individual project, provided the production company meets the
following requirements: a production company must incur at least 60%
of total film production expenses in-state (exclusive of postproduction
costs) or incur more than $1 million in qualified production expenses.
Production companies can receive an additional credit equal to 2 percent
of the qualified film or digital media production expenses provided that the
application is accompanied by diversity plan; the plan is approved; and
the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has verified that the
applicant has met or made good faith efforts in achieving the goals stated
within the diversity plan
Certain tangible property used directly and primarily in the production of films and television programs is exempt from New Jersey's 7% sales tax. This tangible property includes the purchase of replacement parts for machinery, tools and other supplies, the purchase of lumber and hardware to build sets, the rental of picture cars, the purchase or rental of other types of props, and costs related to the repair of camera and lighting equipment.
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